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ATV deaths, injuries reaching ‘epidemic proportions’ By Laura Saylor editor@thenewsstandard.com
As the use of all-terrain vehicles becomes more and more popular, especially during the summer months, the number of ATV-related deaths and injuries is increasing at what many consider to be immensely alarming rates. Four people died in ATV accidents in Floyd, Harlan, Pike and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend, and nearly 200,000
ing importance of ATV safety. “There really is no treatment for traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, which are common injuries with ATVs,” said Dr. Pat Sullivan, Associate Director SCoBIRC at UK. “With traumatic brain injury, the only difference between now and 60 years ago is they can get you to the hospital faster. There’s not a lot you can do … and the amount of spinal cord and brain
more individuals are expected to be hospitalized nationwide this year as a result of ATV injuries, according to a recent study performed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The number of deaths and injuries from ATV use spikes significantly during the summer months when the vehicles are more prominently used for recreation, which has spurred experts at the University of Kentucky Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) to preach the life-alter-
Due to high numbers of deaths and injuries, some organizations are pushing to ban the use of ATVs by children under the age of 16.
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Cyclists bring hope, MS cure closer to home By Jorena D. Faulkner jorena@thenewsstandard.com
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In the 30 years since the onset of his wife’s symptoms, and the more than two decades since her diagnosis, cyclist Bill Turner — a United Parcel Service (UPS) of America industrial engineering manager in Louisville — has found himself riding for the “love of his life,” and for the lives of the nearly 2.5 million victims worldwide of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). On May 15, Turner’s group of dedicated cyclists and members of the organization “Why I Ride,” pedaled their way into Brandenburg during their “Tour de Kentucky: Eight States in Eight Days” fundraising initiative, stopping at the Dairy Queen on By-Pass Road for a complementary lunch. Armed with a helmet, hope and a smile, Turner wages a war against MS.
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Shuttles available for graduation Submitted by the Meade County High School
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Twelve-year-old Bradee Addison weaves her way through a pole-bending event held Sunday afternoon in Payneville, Ky. The open horse show was sponsored by the Meade County Saddle Club.
Saddle Club hosts first horse show of the season Staff report The News Standard
Riders of all ages and skill levels were kicking up dirt at an open horse show held Sunday afternoon on Fackler Road in Payneville, Ky. The Meade County Saddle Club hosted the event, which featured close to 300 horses and nearly 700 entries for the show’s various events, including pole bending, barrel racing and flags. Five-year-olds to 70-year-olds participated in the all-day show, with some riders competing for national horse as-
sociation points ,while others were simply building their skill and ridership. The Meade County Saddle Club, which is presently 60 members strong, hosts horse shows throughout the summer months. For more information about the Saddle Club, or the group’s upcoming events, contact Scotty Padgett at 270-668-9311 or Jennifer Lyons at 270-422-1932. See page A7 for more pictures of Sunday’s horse show.
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The Meade County High School 94th Graduation Commencement Service will be held Friday, June 6 at 8 p.m. at the high school. A shuttle service will be provided between the high school and the fairgrounds for parking for family and friends of graduates. There will be seven buses (five regular and two handicapped) running between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. with the last shuttle leaving at approximately 7:50 p.m. The shuttle buses will begin returning people to their cars immediately following the graduation ceremony. Handicapped parking spaces will be provided at the high school parking lot and several chairs will be roped off on the track for those in wheelchairs. Golf cart shuttles will be available from the top of the hill to the stands to assist the elderly or those who may need assistance down the hill to the football field. In the event of inclement weather, please listen to WMMG for information concerning postponement or moving of the ceremony.
‘Deadly Days of Summer’ urges drivers to be cautious Memorial Day through Labor Day is the deadliest time of year on highways Submitted by Commissioner Rodney Brewer Kentucky State Police
Many families plan summer vacation roads trips which include scenic areas within the Commonwealth that are a convenient driving distance from home. This vacation time frame is often referred to by law enforcement as the “100 Deadly Days of Summer,” part of a national enforcement campaign that targets aggressive drivers. The time period from Memorial Day to Labor Day represents one of the
most dangerous and deadliest times of year on our nation’s highways. An overarching reason is the significant jump in alcohol-related traffic crashes and fatalities. Impaired driving is one of America’s deadliest problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that an average of 36 fatalities occur each day on America’s roadways as result of crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. Every 30 minutes, someone in America dies in an alcohol-related crash, and more than 300,000 are injured each year. Statistics reveal that about three in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some point in their lives. During the Commonwealth’s peak travel season, we must call awareness to
the need for increased driver safety. With rare exception, the vast majority of vehicle crashes are preventable. The Kentucky State Police (KSP) can help stem the tide, but we also need every Kentuckian’s cooperation. KSP has a toll free number (800-2225555) that motorists can call to report impaired, aggressive or unsafe drivers. Seat belt usage is the single most effective action you can take to protect yourself in a vehicle crash. Seat belt use reduces the risk of sustaining a fatal injury by 45 percent in a light truck. Additionally, 60 percent of passengers killed in traffic crashes are not wearing seat belts. As of May 1, 2008 a total of 224 people have lost their lives on Kentucky’s roadways. Of the 224 motor vehicle fatalities, 125 were not wearing seat belts and 47
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The summer months are peak travel time in Kentucky, and the time of year when car accident fatalities are the highest. State police urge travelers to be safe and smart. were the result of crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol. Highway safety tips Despite record gas prices, the American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts
that nearly 39 million drivers across the United States will hit the road during each Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day holiday weekends. If you’re going to be one of the countless people behind the wheel,
here are a few safety tips you should know: •Obey speed limits. Excessive speed reduces your ability to avoid a crash, extends your vehicle’s stopping
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‘Honoring the dead by serving the living’
Friday, May 30, 2008
ATV From page A1
A special Memorial Day ceremony was attended by dozens of local residents, including several members of local VFW Post 11404. Held at 11 a.m. at the Meade County courthouse, VFW Post Commander Wilbur Beasley opened the ceremony by leading the group with the Pledge of Allegiance. “We honor the dead by serving the living,” Beasley said during his speech. The ceremony has been held annually at the courthouse for more than a dozen years.
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TOP: Many local residents were in attendance. ABOVE: VFW Post Commander Wilbur Beasley (left), acting Chaplain Bill Bassett, and Officer of the Day Tom Brady salute during the ceremony.
injuries with ATV accidents is really reaching epidemic proportions.” Sullivan said with proper training and safety gear, and by using ATVs for their intended purpose, the vehicles can be just as safe as automobiles. But, he said, too often the machines are used outside of their intended purposes, which are mainly to haul materials and be used as work utility machines. “Most of them are utility vehicles, but people use them to jump hills and climb hills,” Sullivan said. “Manufacturers have very strict guidelines on what they should be used for, but people don’t use them that way … and that’s when death and injury can come into play.” Kentucky state law requires ATV riders and passengers to wear helmets, and mandates children under the age of 16 to operate machines that are 90 cc or less; children under the age of 12 may operate vehicles that are 70 cc with an adult. However, with children 15 and younger attributing to 30 percent of off-road vehicle injuries in 2005 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2005
Annual Report of All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Deaths and Injuries), some organizations are pushing for an all-out ban against children driving ATVs. The American Academy of Pediatrics has described child ATV use as “the perfect recipe for tragedy,” and Canada’s pediatric surgeons are calling for a ban on children under the age of 16 using ATVs, due to the increasing number of injuries and deaths among young riders. Carol Liegel, a Meade County mother of three, said ATV riding is a family pastime, and if safety measures are taken, the risk of injury can be controlled. “(My husband) and I have both grown up using (ATVs) and we know people who have gotten seriously hurt on them … but we teach our kids to wear a helmet and pay attention,” Liegel said. “If your kid is five or six years old, then no, they don’t need to be driving it by themselves. That’s when you should be on the back showing them how. It makes them safer and more cautious when they’re older.” Sullivan recalled an instance when 14-year-old and eight-year-old ATV drivers collided head-on. “If they wouldn’t have been wearing helmets, there’s no doubt in my mind
that they’d both be dead,” he said. He also said over-confidence is a typical cause of ATV accidents. Because the vehicles have four wheels, riders are “under the illusion they’re very stable and can’t be flipped.” “If you turn over (an ATV) then it’s not being used how it’s supposed to,” he said. Liegel said parents should set good examples for their children about proper ATV safety, and if young riders act responsibly there’s no reason why teens and children shouldn’t be allowed to operate the vehicles. “After seeing some of the injuries I’ve seen, I think you should have to take an accredited safety course, and purchasing the safety gear should be mandatory when buying an ATV,” Sullivan said. “I’m a motorcycle rider myself, and I go all the way down to wearing padded underwear.” While Sullivan attested to the life-saving ability of helmets, he said ATV users should also wear protective neck sleeves, chest protectors, elbow and knee pads. “I’ve seen too many drivers thrown … and even just hitting the ground can snap their backs and sever the spinal cord,” he said. “(ATVs) can be safe, but the drivers need to be safe first.”
Advice for planning the perfect, distress-free wedding By Jennifer Bridge CEA for Family and Consumer Sciences
Maybe there is no such thing as a stress-free wedding, however, there are distress-free weddings — that is what you want to aim for in planning your wedding. Neither you nor anyone else should be exhausted at the end of the wedding event. Stress is part of everyday life and can give you energy to move along. Distress or overstress is a state of unpleasant agitation and discomfort. So for weddings, let’s stick to stress and try to avoid distress. Planning a wedding should be a happy time. Everybody agree? Well, why then are so many people miserable while planning weddings? For most people, wedding planning and preparation starts out as a pleasant experience. But by the time you dot every “i” and cross every “t” on a list that you found in someone’s book about “How to Have the World’s Most Beautiful Wedding,” you may be ready to tear the book’s index into little strips, eat the reception section, and commit yourself to the local psychiatric unit. The biggest mistake most people make in planning a wedding: Too much, too much, too much. The secret to a successful wedding day: Keep it simple, keep it simple, keep it simple. Weddings are, of course, not just for the bride and groom. The couple should be at the center of the event and if they want things to remain sane, they had better take charge. There may be several people, all with good intentions, who want to “help.” This kind of “helping” can grow into a nightmare. The “helpers’” ideas on what it takes to make the wedding successful begin to clash, personalities conflict, and a taste (whatever that is) war starts. When does the fun start? Because everyone wants
the wedding couple to have a very special day, they generally feel pressure to “do” something. The couple can address this by giving important people simple tasks that make them a valued part of the event and, at the same time, take work off the bride and groom. But the secret is to make the whole affair simple enough that any one person has no more than two tasks. In order for this to happen, the couple needs to take charge. Express your gratitude to those who want to do the planning for you, but graciously decline their offer. You should be able to plan a beautiful wedding in one evening while sitting around the kitchen table. What do you really need? 1. A place for the ceremony: a church, a garden, a house, a backyard, a golf course, Joe’s Bar and Grill, a helicopter, a hot air balloon, a plane to jump out of, a pasture, a corn field, a mountaintop, a swimming pool, a hotel ballroom, a Harley, a huge mulberry tree. This list could be endless. The place just needs to have some significant meaning for the couple. Everyone else has to adjust. 2. A person to perform or direct the ceremony. 3. Maybe a couple of people to “stand” with the bride and groom: The bigger the wedding party, the more headaches for everyone. You shouldn’t have to end up including all the third cousins just so you won’t hurt anyone’s feelings. 4. Something nice or interesting to wear: If the bride wants to have a huge wedding gown with a 20-foot train, she should have it. If the bride wants to get married in a swimsuit in the pool, she should have that. Guys: Wear whatever she tells you to (even if it’s a lavender tux with a pink cummerbund). You really don’t care, and it will make her happy. (Besides, your grandkids will get a laugh out of the pictures). 5. A ring or some other chosen symbol of commitment.
6. Maybe some flowers. A single daisy picked on the side of the road three minutes before you march in and present yourselves to your chosen public is quite beautiful, even elegant. A big ole magnolia off the tree in your grandmother’s back yard can hold special meaning and is sure to make the wedding place smell good. The end of a branch off the tulip poplar under which you had your first picnic together will hold special meaning for you. Don’t worry if the petals start to fall off during the ceremony. Everyone will get a kick out of it and it will be something fun to remember 25 years later! 7. A place for a reception or celebration. Having this at the same place as the wedding will serve you well. Remember, “Keep it simple.” You may even consider a potluck — food that folks bring to share is usually great. Here is a cake idea: If you have a bunch of kids in the family or friendship group, assign an adult to get them together a day or so before the wedding and whip up a sheet cake. They can bake it, ice it, and decorate it. It may be lopsided or multicolored, but the guests will love it because it is “sweet.” By the way, the most important key to a great wedding — it should be memorable. The more specific the event is to the couple, the more memorable. Lots of people who have huge weddings with lots of attendants and a bill for $25,000.00 don’t even remember the details later. There are lots of people ready to grab your money to “help” you have “the world’s most beautiful wedding.” Distress may occur as you start trying to pay off the bills, or you might feel guilty because someone else laid out that much cash for a one-day event where lots of people ended up exhausted and irritable. Everything should be fun for the bride and groom. Start laughing early at all the silly things that go wrong. That
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Friday, May 30, 2008 Letters to the Editor
There will always be some black people hating white people and some white people hating blacks; so what that white people voted for Hillary. Do you think black people voted for Obama because he is smarter? I would vote for Hillary no matter who is running against her. For some people, myself included, it was to show the media that us “dumb” Kentucky hillbillies couldn’t be brainwashed into voting for who they wanted. For example, The Courier-Journal endorsed Obama so we should not think for ourselves — just vote for him. I don’t watch MSNBC or CNN anymore because of the bad coverage they gave Hillary. I only watch Fox News, a Republican channel, because they were mostly fair to her.
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Three silver linings of the housing crisis
Jenny McKenney Meade County
FRANKFORT — Over the highest number of foreclolast year or so, one of the big- sures for April, while Indiana gest stories nationally has ranked 11th, Illinois was 13th and Tennessee was been a housing crisis that has been espe- Legislative 14th. Vermont, incidentally, did not have cially hard-hitting Update a single foreclosure in along the country’s April. coasts. Even though foreKentucky has not closures may be been immune to this relatively low in Kenproblem, or the predtucky, many houseatory lending that holds are still feeling made it worse, but the pinch. A recent there are three silver national poll done by linings in our favor: Jeff Greer the Associated Press We have not suffered in conjunction with as much as most states; the worst appears to AOL found that one in seven be behind us, and the General mortgage holders worries Assembly just passed legisla- about making the monthly tion that will help keep this payment, and more are concerned about the shrinking from happening again. Recently, a national track- value of the largest asset they ing firm found that Kentucky own. During the 2008 Regular ranked 43rd among the states in April when measuring Session, the General Assemthe number of foreclosures. bly took steps to ease the We had one for every 3,710 problems current and future households that month, com- homeowners are facing. The most prominent move pared to the national average of one in 519. Kentucky’s to- legislators made can be found tal foreclosures were a fourth in House Bill 552, a far-reachlower than they were in April ing measure written with input from interested organiza2007. Most of our surrounding tions ranging from the state’s states have not been as for- Office of Financial Institutunate. Ohio had the eight- tions to consumer groups and
No sooner than President Bush had completed his address in Israel, Senator Obama and the Democratic Party leaders were howling in outrage over a simple word, “appeasement.” While President Bush did not mention Senator Obama or any other Democratic leaders, they quickly took full ownership of the accusation with their angry denials. This begs the question, why would they see themselves as the target of an attack? One need only take a look at the past actions of this party to know why. The Democrat controlled Congress in 1975 refused to further aid South Vietnam. This resulted in that government’s fall to it’s Communist neighbor. After the withdrawal of embassy personnel in Operation Frequent Wind on 30 April 1975, a bloodbath followed in which 65,000 were murdered outright and another 250,000 died in “reeducation camps.” Over a million were murdered in the killing fields of Cambodia by their new Communist rulers. With the unwitting aide or willful neglect of President Jimmy Carter, Communist regimes were able to take power in Asia, Africa and South America. President Carter also aided in the ouster of the Shah of Iran in 1979 and the rise of Ayotallah Khomeni. Under President Ronald Reagan, the Democratic leadership fought tooth and nail against his efforts to bring down the Soviet Union and decried his labelling that power, “the evil empire.” Now President Bush has faced the same opposition from them in our Global War On Terror. He has labored against a main stream media which refuses to report the good this country has accomplished in liberating Afghanistan and Iraq. The fact that no major attack has struck our soil since “9/11” impresses neither this press nor the detracting Democrats whose thirst for power leads them to provide the same type of aid, comfort, and encouragement to the Islamic fascists that they gave to the North Vietnamese. With each false charge against President Bush and each vote to abandon Iraq and give victory to al Qaeda, Democrats show why they resent the word “appeasement.” To put it simply, the truth hurts.
members of the banking and mortgage industries. Our goal with this law is to target those few bad apples that have taken advantage of Kentuckians who made deals they may have not fully understood, or that they were illprepared to handle once the teaser interest rates ended. This legislation establishes a Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center that will provide counseling and educational services for those facing the possibility of losing their home to foreclosure. This law also better clarifies mortgage fraud so that is easier to prosecute, and it sets up a new fund that will help prosecutors with these types of cases. Additionally, the law eases pre-payment penalties and it prohibits mortgage brokers from acting as an agent for lenders, a move designed to help borrowers. Another law that will help borrowers is House Bill 373, which will double the debt ceiling for the Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) from $2.5 billion to $5 billion. If we had not done this, KHC would have been severely limited in providing stable
home loans. Now, as many as 25,000 homeowners are expected to benefit from this over the next several years. KHC is noted for its sound lending practices. In the last three months of 2007, for example, the average foreclosure rate in Kentucky was 2.32 percent, but for KHC, it was just 1.12 percent. KHC has helped more than 82,000 families become homeowners since it began in 1972. As we ready for the summer, the General Assembly is set to begin interim meetings of more than a dozen joint House and Senate committees. We will use that time to assess some of our newest laws, and to see what might need to be done in 2009. If you have any concerns about state government, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached by writing to Room 351E, Capitol Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601. You can also leave a message for me or for any legislator at 800-372-7181. For the deaf or hard of hearing, the number is 800-896-0305. I hope to hear from you soon.
Smokers should be conscientious, no ifs, ands or “butts” about it I always seem to find my- dals, beneath my toes and self driving to work a bit up my pant leg as I gasped faster these days. Especially in horror and disgust. Looking up, I realized since I have apparently developed an Away with that directly within my sight was a “butt unnatural addicWords depot” strategically tion to the mocha placed within a few caramel cappuccino feet of where I was that the River Ridge standing. Marathon readily I stood there for a offers for those who moment stunned by may be in need of the ignorance and additional morning “devil-may-care” atspeed. Although titude of whoever not the breakfast of Jorena Faulkner had done such an champions — but the abhorrent act upon breakfast of many journalists throughout the not only the environment world — coffee and a good or the unfortunate employcigarette is my morning meal ees of Marathon who would be forced to sweep up such of choice. Tuesday morning, I put on a mess, but also my feet — the new bronze sling sandals which made it a very personI had scored on-sale at Kohl’s al attack. There are over 50 milliover the weekend, stopping briefly before a mirror to grams of nicotine trapped admire their brilliant sheen inside every 200 used filters. before I headed out the door According to www.whyquit. to fulfill my morning fix. As com, that’s enough to kill an I anxiously pulled into the adult human. I was standparking lot of Marathon, I ing on enough butts to kill a could smell the luscious caf- small army. Just what kind of person feinated treat awaiting me inside. I put out the cigarette opens up their car (or truck) I’d been smoking en-route, door and uses the pavement opened the car door and as an open-air ashtray? That’s stepped outside, only to find not only a lazy person in my myself tripping over — and book, but also a person who through — a pile of cigarette doesn’t care about their combutts the size of a miniature munity, let alone the environMount Rainier, which had ment. I could say whoever been dumped just beside my dumped those butts gave all parking space. Butts shoved smokers a bad name, but the themselves through my san- addiction speaks for itself.
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highways to our front yards — have traces of DNA, which could potentially identify the culprit. Folks, if you’re a smoker be a conscientious smoker. Think beyond your addiction for a moment and consider others — and your community — before you make the world your toxic butt dump. If you see someone dumping an ashtray onto the ground or in a public parking lot, write down their license plate number and turn it in to your local police department, or report them to the store owner. Don’t throw cigarettes out of your moving vehicle either. It’s summer and many cyclists are out enjoying the warm weather and those who are attempting to conserve gas are opening windows, in lieu of using air conditioning in their vehicles. I’ve had a “rouge” butt fly in my car window before and burn a hole in my brand new upholstery. Although I am fond of my morning cigarette and cup of coffee, I’m not — however — particularly fond of cigarette burns. As I sit here now looking down at my nicotine stained feet, I feel a shiver go up my spine. I feel as if a trip to the River Ridge Marathon parking lot with a pair of rubber gloves, plastic baggie and a pair of tweezers may be in order.
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At least for some smokers it does. I am a smoker, but I am a “conscientious” smoker. I was a non-smoker longer than I have been a smoker, and I do care about subjecting those around me to what I have deemed my own personal demon and an addictive, nasty habit. I don’t like the smell of cigarette smoke, I don’t like the aroma of a dirty ashtray, nor do I care to speak to another smoker whose breath smells like one. The fact is that cigarette butts are the most littered item in America. There are several trillion cigarette butts littered annually worldwide — over two billion in the United States alone. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate tow and can take decades to degrade. The toxic residue in filters is damaging not only to humans, but also to the environment as a whole. I could go on and on about the negative effects of cigarette butts on our ecology, however the bottom line is not necessarily about the broader problem with smoking in general, but about the type of person who would devalue the rights of others so deeply as to feel as if they have the right to make a public parking lot their personal dumping ground. I am sure that those butts — and others you have seen littering everything from our
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Juanita Wise Carman, 75, of Rineyville, Ky., died Monday, May 26, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Louise Wise; a brother, Gene Wise; and a sister, Ellen Duvall. She is survived by her husband, Randall Carman of Rineyville, Ky.; three daughters, Valerie Palummo of Rineyville, Ky., Marian Sharp of Shepherdsville, Ky., and Renita “Kay” Givan of Elizabethtown, Ky.; a son, Gary Carman of Rineyville, Ky.; a brother, Bill Wise of Rineyville, Ky.; two sisters, Opal Baker of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Debra Rambo of Rineyville, Ky.; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 16 nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30, 2008, at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove, Ky., with Pastor Naomi Patterson officiating. Burial will be in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and after 9 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
Pauline Dugan Bieber, formerly of Meade County, died May 20, 2008, at Episcopal Church Home on Westport Road in Louisville. She was the fourth of 12 children born to William Chester and Melissa Hallie Brown Dugan, and was a 1930 graduate of Ekron. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin J. Bieber. She is survived by three children, Regina (Joe) Richards, E.J. (Beverly) Bieber, Jr., and Audrey (Glen) Torstrick, all of Louisville; two sisters, Margaret Alvera (Harold) Dotson of Bowling Green, Ky., and Virginia Thatch of Louisville; one brother, Rice Fullenwider Dugan of Brandenburg; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 23, 2008, from the chapel of Arch Heady, 7410 Westport Road in Louisville, with burial at Louisville Memorial Gardens East. Expressions of sympathy make take the form of contributions to the Episcopal Church Home Building Fund, 7504 Westport Road, Louisville, or to the Alzheimer Association of Greater Kentucky, 3703 Taylorsville Road, Suite 102, Louisville, KY 40220.
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Stella Lee Buchanan, 83, of Vine Grove, Ky., passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. She was a member of Valley View Baptist Church in Vine Grove, Ky. Survivors include three sons, Donald Lee Buchanan of Lake City, Fla., and Calvin (Lisa) Keith Buchanan and Edward Thomas Buchanan, both of Vine Grove, Ky.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2008, from the chapel of Coffey and Chism Funeral Home with Rev. K. Christian Burton officiating. Burial followed in the Mount Zion Cemetery. Visitation was from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, and after 9 a.m. on Thursday at Coffey and Chism Funeral Home. Condolences can be expressed online at www.coffeyandchism.com.
E. Charles Rolwing, Jr., 72, of Brandenburg, died May 20, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. He was born Oct. 3, 1935, the son of E. Charles, Sr., and Mary Heggie Rolwing. He was the director of the craft shop at Fort Knox, Ky., for 22 years and owned Excell Printing in Radcliff, Ky., for 21 years. He is survived by his wife, Frances Rolwing; six children, E. Charles (Annie) Rolwing III of Chicago, Julie Rolwing, Lisa Whidden, and Bradley Rolwing, all of Louisville, Chelsie (jon) Mansell of Radcliff, Ky., and Julie (Bill) Blume of Evansville, Ind.; a sister, Mary Jean Bevill of Cary, N.C.; a brother, John (Joyce) Rolwing of Evans, Ga.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 23, 2008, from the chapel of Hager Funeral Home with Rev. Joseph Lyon officiating. Burial was in St. George Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Kentucky Chapter, 11700 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 500, Louisville, KY 40299. Condolences may be left online at www.hagerfuneralhome. com.
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Connor Michael Collier
Dorothy Virginia Ritchie, 87, of Louisville, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard E. Ritchie. She is survived by four sons, Robert (Dolly) Ritchie, William Ritchie, Norman Ritchie and Roger Ritchie, all of Louisville; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home in Brandenburg, with Rev. Joe Smith officiating. Burial was in Buck Grove Cemetery. Friends called at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesday, and 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.
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Connor Michael Collier, infant son of Michael and Stephenie Collier of Radcliff, Ky., died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville. He is survived by his grandparents, Cheri Bowman and Matthew Bowman both of Pekin, Ill., Julie Collier of Cookson, Okla., and James Gordon of Metropolis, Ill. A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff, Ky. The visitation was held at noon on Wednesday at the funeral home. The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.
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First Baptist Church 338 High Street, Brandenburg 270-422-3355 Full Gospel Church of God 303 Smith Rd, Ekron 270-828-8107 Glad Tidings Christian Center 485 Bypass Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-2020 Gospel Fellowship 1794 Rhodelia Rd, Payneville 270-496-4311 Grace Baptist Church 7691 Hwy 60, Ekron 270-828-2333 Guston Baptist Church Guston, Ky 270-547-5505 Guston Missionary Baptist Church 14110 Hwy 60, Guston 270-547-7703 Helping Hands Ministry 2615 Brandenburg Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-1819 Higher Encounters Ministries 5280 Old Mill Rd, Brandenburg 270-828-5443 Hill Grove Baptist Church 55 Ammons Lane, Guston 270-422-1837 Hill Grove Church of Christ Rt. 1, Guston 270-828-2110 Hill Grove Church of God of Prophecy 4005 Shumate Rd, Ekron 270-828-8770 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 319 Oaklawn Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-3721 Macedonia Christian Church Battletown, Ky 282-7288 Calvary Baptist Church 135 Olin Rd., Brandenburg 812-732-8209
Meade County Baptist Temple 636 Broadway, Brandenburg 270-422-4066 Meade County General Baptist Church 2240 New Highland Church Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-2739 Muldraugh Baptist Church P.O. Box 397, Muldraugh 502-942-3886 Muldraugh Church of Jesus Christ of United Baptist 910 Rock Haven Rd, Brandenburg 270-828-3140 New Brandenburg Baptist Church 115 Baptist Church Lane, Brandenburg 270-422-3389 New Highland Baptist Church 1665 Payneville Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-3033 Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church 100 Newton Rd, Guston 270-547-7283 Pentacostal Church of God 829 Old State Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-2478 Salem Baptist Church 5286 Old State Rd, Brandenburg 270-422-1399 St. John the Apostle Catholic Church 491 E. Broadway, Brandenburg 270-422-2196 Weldon Christian Church 1595 Christian Church, Brandenburg 502-635-7515 Zion Grove Baptist Church 209 West First Street, Ekron 270-828-3939
We, the family of Stacy Lowman, cannot even begin to thank everyone for all they have done. There are just no words to describe how much you all mean to us. From the moment the accident happened, the ones behind Stacy and her family when the limb actually fell were there to protect Dylan and Celise and give Jason the support he needed. The fast action to come and get Larry Dale and I, and Krystal and Chris from church, which allowed us to be there with her during her last moments. Thanks so much to Norman and Sherry Vowels who tried to save her life. The Emergency Room nurses who went beyond their duties to do all they could to support us. All the silent support, prayers, food, flowers, visits, phone calls and the moral support from everyone who stood in line for hours to give your condolences. The overwhelming generosity to the Trust Fund for Dylan and Celise, along with the donations for masses and to St. Jude and the list goes on and on. There were close to 2,000 visitors for viewing. Stacy would have never believed that she touched that many lives. She never wanted anyone to make over her, she was just happy being a beautiful mom and wife and spending time with her sister and brother-in-law and mom and dad. We had so many wonderful times together. She lived her life around her children to make them as happy as they could be. She cleaned houses and the church just so she could keep the kids with her. I can see her now with Celise on one hip and vacuuming with the other hand. These children loved their mommy so much; I don’t think they will ever forget her. Dylan and Celise cannot understand all that’s going on, which I don’t know how we can expect them to, we can’t even understand. But I know she is in Heaven watching over them. We will continue to work with these two little ones and try to raise them the way she would have. We feel that Dylan and Celise will go a long way, because she has taught them so much in their early years. It’s just amazing how grown up they are at 6 and 3 years old. We really want to express our deepest thanks to everyone that has done so much for all of us. We also want to thank the Coffey and Chism Funeral Home for making this as easy as possible. James has got to be a gift from God. He goes way beyond his call of duty. He is a very special person. We also want to thank Father Paul for the touching homily. We know it had to be terribly hard for him also. Another special thanks to the musicians for the most beautiful music I have ever heard. Please keep us in your prayers. We know we have a long road ahead of us trying to do what Stacy would want for her family. I loved just going by and seeing her outside playing with the kids, mowing the grass, at the ballgames, or getting that phone call saying “mom or dad, what are you all doing”. It’s going to be really tough not having her here, but we have to be strong for Dylan and Celise. God love her!! Thanks again for EVERYTHING.We love you all!! She is sadly missed by all of us, especially these two little ones!!
FAITH & VALUES
Friday, May 30, 2008
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By showing confidence, wife may be able to save a troubled marriage
QUESTION: Last week longer feels it necessary to you gave recommendations fight off the other, and the rehow I could change my re- lationship improves. It is not lationship with my that the love affair is unhappy husband, Focus on rekindled, necessarJoe. How is Joe likely the family ily, but the strain beto respond to the new tween the two partme? ners is often eased. DR. DOBSON: 2. As the cool He may test your respouse begins to feel solve in the next few free again, the quesmonths by showing tion he has been askhostility, being aloof, ing himself changes. James or by flirting with After having wonDobson dered for weeks or other women. He’ll be watching during months, “How can I this time for signs of get out of this mess?� weakness or panic. If you he now asks, “Do I really continue to show self-confi- want to go?� Just knowing dence, you will convince him that he can have his way ofthat he is actually free. ten makes him less anxious to Three things typically hap- achieve it. Sometimes it turns pen when you convey that him around 180 degrees and understanding: brings him back home. 1. The trapped partner no 3. The third change occurs
not in the cool spouse but in the mind of the vulnerable one. Incredibly, she feels better — somehow more in control of the situation. There is no greater agony than journeying through a vale of tears, waiting in vain for the phone to ring or for a miracle to occur. Instead, the person begins to respect herself and receives small evidences of respect in return. Even though it is difficult to let go once and for all, there are ample rewards for doing so. One of those advantages involves the feeling that she has a definite course of action to follow. That is infinitely more comfortable than experiencing the utter despair of powerlessness that she felt before. And little by little, the healing process begins.
Does this approach always work? Of course not. Nothing always works in human relationships. Some people will re-examine the decision to leave and decide to return. Others will keep on going. Either way, however, showing respect for yourself in the crisis will maximize the opportunities for your relationship to survive. Even if it’s too late to reconnect with Joe, you’ll have your self-confidence back and will be able to go on without him. Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers� and “Bringing Up Boys,� both published by Tyndale House.
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“As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall God rejoice in you.� —Isaiah 62:5 Many people have an image of God like the one in the Book of Daniel — an old man, with a white beard, sitting on a golden throne. As an old man, he simply sits on a throne presiding over creation. That God is “up there� and “out of our way,� looking at us from a safe distance. That God is an observing, but rather passive God, a God who is easy to ignore, at least for now. There are, however, other images of God that are actually more common, images of a God who wants passionately to be involved in our lives. Many passages use “bed-
room language� to describe Testament wants a response this kind of God. These from us. When we reject images of God are seldom God’s advances, the word referred to because for our rejection in they are unsettling to Encouraging Hebrew is sane, a religious types. Take word that means to Words the words el kana. “feel a revulsion,� El means “God� in as when a wife turns Hebrew. El kana is away in disgust usually sometimes from her husband’s translated as “jealsexual advances. ous God.� It is better When we turn translated as “God away from God, who offers wildly we are called awon, Ronald passionate love.� “frigid.� This is why Knott El kana is a God we never hear too dripping with sexual much about these energy stalking his beloved images of God. It is much human beings like a high safer to talk about an old school boy does his sweet- man on a throne. It is much heart. This God makes reli- safer to talk about a God gious types, as well as those who simply views us from who would like to dismiss afar, than a pushy young God altogether, very, very God who can’t keep his nervous. hands off us! The God of the Old TestaThe message is simple ment is actually more like a and bold. God wants to get lusty teenager than an old involved with us and play man. The God of the Old a serious role in our lives.
God wants a relationship. Our God does not demand perfection of us; he does not even demand a smooth relationship; he does not seem to care that we fail sometimes, but he does want a continuous response. The worst response we can give God is not failure, but an awon response — a frigid response, a cold shoulder, a turning away in disgust to his loving advances. The closest thing in modern literature to this image of God is Francis Thompson’s wonderful “Hound of Heaven.� Instead of a lusty teenager panting for his beloved, Francis Thompson uses the image of a hound dog. This “hunting dog� God wants to smother us with kisses and lick us all over as we try to run away. Father Knott, a Meade County native, is a priest from the Archdiocese of Louisville.
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vices and brought a multitude of sacrifices to the Lord; but their hearts were far from God, and their worship was hypocritical. Judah’s worship of God was iniquity, not piety; and God was sick of it! But before we pass judgment on worshipers in a day gone by, perhaps we should confess the sins of the “worshiping church“ today. According to researcher George Barna, 93 percent of the households in America contain a Bible, and more than 60 percent of the people surveyed claim to be religious; but we would never know it from the way people live. One Protestant church ex-
ists for every 550 adults in that the church was not relAmerica today, but does all evant to today’s world and this “ religion “ make much was losing its influence on difference in our sinsociety. It may be Divine ful society? that, like the worThe average Guidance shipers in the anchurch allocates cient Jewish temple, about five percent of we are only going its budget for reachthrough the motions. ing people with the We encourage you gospel, but 30 perto listen to our radio cent for buildings program on Sunday and maintenance. mornings at 9:30– Dan Where churches Newton 10 a.m. If you are have life and growth, looking for a church such construction home, come by and may be needed; but too of- visit with us at Grace Bapten the building becomes tist Church in our 11 a.m. “a millstone instead of a service. milestone,� to quote Vance Havner. Reverend Dan Newton is At least 62 percent of the the pastor of Grace Baptist people Barna surveyed said Church.
With the power of the Holy Spirit, one cannot burn out
I have always been fasci- in oil, and then lit. It isn’t the nated with oil lamps. When wick that makes the flame I was a young child we had and produces the light, it is the oil. In fact, no electricity in our Pastor’s as long as there is home and the oil lamp that was the only Spotlight oil in the lamp, the source of light in our wick doesn’t burn. house at night. The oil burns and My mother would produces the flame read to the kids from and the light. the Bible by the light If the oil runs out, of the oil lamp. Not the wick burns, but long after that we as long as there is Randy moved into a house oil in the lamp the Johnson wick doesn’t burn. with electricity and there was no longer a Over the years, need for the oil lamp. as a church Pastor, One of my fascinations I have heard many reasons of the oil lamps is the wick. why people can’t or no lonImagine a wick that is placed ger want to be involved in
the work of the church. But the number one reason given is “burn out.� People say they are tired and want to step aside and no longer want to be involved in God’s work. But as long as we are living in dependence on the power of the Holy Spirit, we won’t burn out. I guess the question to ask is — what’s burning? Don’t forget to keep being re-filled with the Holy Spirit power of God. Randy Johnson is the pastor at Brandenburg Church of God.
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1. Is the book of Sinai in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. In Exodus 32, who confessed the building of the golden calf to God? Abraham, Moses, Noah, Aaron 3. On what mountain did Elijah challenge the prophets of Baal? Zion, Horeb, Pisgah, Carmel 4. From 1 Corinthians 13:13, what is the greatest of virtues? Faith, Hope, Charity, Forgiveness 5. What king of Gerar took Sarah from Abraham? Agag, Abimelech, Abijam, Ahab 6. Who owned the field where Ruth gleaned? Boaz, Bildad, Bartholomew, Benjamin ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Moses; 3) Carmel; 4) Charity; 5) Abimelech; 6) Boa
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Share a ‘Coke and a smile’ at historic Stull’s Country Store By Jorena D. Faulkner jorena@thenewsstandard.com
Stull said that when she took the store over in 2006, her driving goal was to create a sense of community and to “bring back what we’ve lost.” Her first memory of Stull’s took place in 1972, when her parents put her on top of a Coca-Cola box to mark down buttons for dry goods.
LEFT: “People in the community are always welcome here,” Stull said while sitting in one of her trademark rocking chairs. THE NEWS STANDARD/ JORENA FAULKNER
Marlinda Stull said. “(Dad) always wanted to own his own business. I remember the very first day they bought it. They put me up on a Coca-Cola box and I had to mark down buttons for the dry goods.” Stull graduated from Meade County High School (MCHS) and went on to the University of Louisville to receive her teaching degree in Special Education with a minor in Art History. The prodigal daughter returned home to teach at her alma mater, and has remained there for more than 22 years.
“I came back,” Stull said. “When I took the store over, my whole thing was a sense of community and bringing back what we’ve lost. I grew up in this … there are so many young people who haven’t and they don’t know what it’s like. “This is simplicity right here. A lot of people laughed at me when I put the rocking chairs out front and said, ‘You’re not going to do that are you?’ And I said, ‘yes I am, because we don’t know how to slow down anymore!’” Stull said the rocking chair symbolizes commu-
Different types of freezers could save you money By David Uffington Dollars and sense A home freezer can be a good bargain over the long term, but buying a freezer also can be a major expense. Here are some things to consider in deciding whether having a freezer is the right move for you. Determine how much capacity you’ll need. Rule of thumb is to multiply the number of family members by 1.5 cubic feet, adding more to the calculation if you’ll be adding large quantities of meat from hunting or bulk buys, or if you’ll be freezing vegetables from a large garden. Read the EnergyStar rating labels for the amount of energy the freezer will use, and multiply by the kilowatt hour cost (you’ll find that on your electric bill) to determine your costs to run the freezer. Consider the styles – upright and chest – and the
County with everything the community needed, Stull said. Stull’s still holds true to the tradition. “We’re like Schwab’s in Memphis,” Stull said. “If we don’t have it, you don’t need it. We carry everything. Of course, we can’t compete with the big boys — we don’t want to compete with the big boys. Our niche is community. Making sure that when you walk in, we know who you are. “So it’s just a sense of community,” she said. “The first year I started — in 2006 — my whole reasoning was to bring back the old days where everybody got together. So I created Andyville Day.” The initial Andyville Day brought over 200 visitors to the store and included live music and old time games such as horseshoes and ring pitch. Stull said the bi-annual event is due for another round this year on Sept. 6. If you plan to visit Stull’s Country Store, expect to smell the aroma of what could quite possibly be the best home fried chicken in the county wafting throughout the aisles.
ABOVE: (From left) Missy Speaks, Mike Hartley and Stull’s Country Store owner Marlinda Stull, have been providing the community with the convenience of a fully stocked grocery store with hometown appeal for more than 30 years.
pros and cons for both. Upright freezers are shaped like a refrigerator and therefore take up less floor space. Since they open from the front, it’s easier to find what you want, but bulky items can be hard to store. Uprights usually cost a bit more than the chest style, but most are self-defrosting. When you open the door of an upright freezer, your cold air spills out onto the floor, which adds to your energy cost. Chest freezers are more energy efficient because the cold air doesn’t escape when you open the top. Most are manual defrost, which saves energy, but can be an unwanted chore. It can be difficult to find items that are at the bottom. Options you’ll want to consider: •A lock with key for safety around children •Self-defrost •Magnetic door seal •Interior light •A defrost drain for man-
ual defrost •Adjustable temperature control •Warranty and on-site service Don’t buy more freezer than you need, due to the operating costs. Freezers work best if filled most of the way. With a too-big freezer, you’ll pay extra for the freezer and then again every month when your electric bill comes due. A freezer can be a money saver if it means fewer trips to the store – less gas, less impulse buying – or that you won’t eat out as often. But consider your actual usage to determine if it will be worth your while to own one. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.
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nity and promotes the appreciation of the simple things in life, such as family, friendship, camaraderie and stress-free country living. “This is not work,” she said. “I’m not saying teaching is (work), but there is no stress here. You can just sit and be. We never had tee shirts until I got them. I put rocking chairs on them. The rocking chair is our moniker.” The store has been located in what was once called Andyville, Ky., since the late 1800s, and supplied many parts of Meade
Rounding out the current staff, Mike Hartley is busily preparing his special recipe for anyone who stops in. Hartley is the resident “jack of all trades” and has been a loyal employee at Stull’s for more than 33 years. That culminates her belief that community personifies family Stull said. “People in the community are always welcome here,” Stull said. “They know if they ever need anything, they have family at Stull’s.” Stull’s Country Store is located at 4385 Rhodelia Road in Payneville, Ky., and is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday’s from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on Stull’s Country Store, stop by the store or call 270-496-4169. Business profiles are a free service provided by The News Standard to business owners in Meade County. If you would be interested in having your business profiled for an upcoming edition, contact Jorena Faulkner at 270-422-4542 or by e-mail at jorena@thenewsstandard. com.
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So many children today haven’t a clue what life was like in the simple days. For instance, there was a time when communities gathered at the local grocery store to sit around the cracker barrel and share a soda pop, telling tall-tales passed down from generation to generation. Luckily for Meade County residents, Stull’s Country Store in Payneville, Ky., is a mere hop, skip and a jump away from downtown Brandenburg. Stull’s Country Store — located at 4385 Rhodelia Road — is serving up a heaping helping of day’s gone bye, while providing the community with the convenience of a fully stocked grocery store with hometown appeal that keeps customers coming back. “We have a very loyal following,” said store owner/ operator Marlinda Stull. “Some of these people have been here for as long as I can remember.” The Stull family — to include semi-retired parents Marvin and Linda Stull, daughters Marlinda Stull and Missy Speaks, and nephew Ryan Speaks — have been making history at Stull’s since 1972, the year Marvin and Linda Stull purchased the business. Marvin Stull, originally from nearby Sirocco, Ky., bought the store after years of working at an A&P Grocery store in Valley Station, Ky. Marlinda Stull was only 12 years old at the time. When her parents decided to semi-retire in April 2006, Marlinda Stull took the helm as owner/operator. “We all grew up in it,”
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Farmers should watch for armyworms as moth decline By Katie Pratt UK College of Agriculture
LEXINGTON — With the armyworm moth flight declining in the University of Kentucky Integrated Pest Management pheromone traps in Princeton, Ky. and Lexington, Ky. small grain and pasture producers must now watch their fields and wait to see if armyworm problems develop. In Lexington, the moth count for the week of May 2 through May 9 was down to 518. This is a large decrease from the previous week’s count of 1,011. Princeton’s count declined for the second straight week to 61. “The data shows the moth
flight peak has occurred, and there’s no doubt that we’ll see the numbers continue to drop,” said Doug Johnson, UK extension entomologist. Moths are early indicators of the possible number of caterpillars that could begin to feed on Kentucky fields and crops. The moths lay eggs on the lower leaves of grass plants, and caterpillars hatch from them. If present in large enough numbers, armyworms can damage pastures, corn, hay and small grains. Two reports of armyworm infestations have already surfaced in Carlisle and Henry counties. Johnson said in both cases, the worms were very small and on corn. But
Moths are early indicators of the possible number of caterpillars that could begin to feed on Kentucky fields and crops.
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since the peak moth flight occurred during the week of May 2 for Lexington and the week of April 25 in Princeton, the largest numbers of armyworms could pos-
Fresh veggies at the market Local farmers offer fruits of their labor By Chelsey Garris chelsey@thenewsstandard.com
It’s that time of year again; the time for fresh fruit and vegetables from our own farmer’s market. Last Saturday, the first of many farmers’ markets were held. Two different farms had tables set up to sell at Glad Tidings on By-pass Road. Katie and Hannah Thomas were representing their family farm and Mary Pike was selling to represent Pike Family Farms. Beginning last Saturday, the farmers’ market will take place every Saturday from 8 a.m.-12 noon and beginning on June 10 food will also be sold on Tuesdays from 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. The markets have been taking place at Glad Tidings, but might be moved at a later date.
THE NEWS STANDARD/CHELSEY GARRIS
Mary Pike proudly displays her variety of fresh veggies at the local farmer’s market. “We’re not sure, but we might be moved to the extension office soon,” Pike said. On sale that day were many different varieties of
food, include beets, onions, strawberries and eggs. “As the season goes on, more will be added to the selection,” Katie Thomas said.
Local riders horsin’ around town
Hundreds of riders flocked to the Meade County Saddle Club arena in Payneville, Ky., on Sunday as the club hosted its first horse show of the year. Twelve different events were on the docket, with riders ranging in age from five to 75. Riders competed for a 70 percent payback, and for the fun and good times had practicing barrels, flags and poles with fellow horse lovers.
TOP: Sarah Fackler races around the pole during the horse show hosted Sunday by the Meade County Saddle Club. LEFT: Missy Gonterman stays tight on the pole as she and her horse compete during Sunday’s open horse show. THE NEWS STANDARD/ LAURA SAYLOR
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sibly appear within one to four weeks. However, this is not a certainty. While the number of moths is an early indicator for the number of armyworms, several natural
predators, parasitoids and diseases could destroy the armyworms and the eggs. Farmers should scout their crops and pastures for armyworms during the upcoming weeks. Pasture producers need to scratch around on the ground for armyworms, as they may be very small and tend to hide during daylight. The tallest grass often will have the largest numbers of armyworms. Johnson said, as they look for worms, pasture producers should be careful not to confuse armyworms with other insects, such as sawfly larvae, that may be on the ground. Sawfly larvae can often
be confused as armyworms. Armyworms are a greenishbrownish color with a tan head with dark spider web like markings. They have three sets of legs near their head and four near their end. Sawfly larvae have green heads and a set of legs on each body segment. No action may be necessary if producers find armyworms, but that depends on the number of armyworms and extent of the damage. While armyworms can damage pasture grass, they do no damage to the root system. Rain will help damaged grass recover. However, if the situation is extreme, an insecticide application may be necessary.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Birth
Elizabeth Henning
Jason and Alicia Henning of Lexington, Ky., announce the birth of their second child, Iris Elizabeth. She was born on May 13, 2008, at Central Baptist Hospital. Iris weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her four-year-old brother, Adrian Joseph, welcomed her home along with her paternal grandparents, Phillip and Cindy Henning of Brandenburg, and her maternal grandmother, Cecilia Raymer, of Pegram, Tenn. She is the fifth great-grandchild of J. Garland Brown of Brandenburg.
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Terry and Karen Herbert of Elizabethtown, Ky. announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Megan Leighann Herbert, to Brian Neal Wease, son of Debbie Meredith and Chris Wease of Elizabethtown, Ky. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Leonard and Judy Miller of Brandenburg. Megan is a 2005 graduate of John Hardin High School. She attended the University of Louisville, and is currently accepted into the Radiography Program at ECTC. Brian is a 2006 graduate of ITT and is currently employed at Geek Squad in Shepherdsville, Ky. The wedding is at 2 p.m. on June 7, 2008, at Grace Heartland Church in Elizabethtown, Ky. Invitations have been sent. After a honeymoon cruise to the Bahamas, the couple will reside in Elizabethtown, Ky.
Christina M. Austin graduated with honors April 26, 2008, with her Masters in Business Administration from the Crummer Gradudate School of Business at Rollins College. Christina is the granddaughter of Carl and Judy Austin of Brandenburg. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida in 2006, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a major in Marketing and a minor in Spanish. During her graduate studies, she concentrated in Marketing and International Business, traveling to Argentina and Brazil. She has worked for The Walt Disney Company during her last year of studies and plans to continue her career in marketing.
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ABOVE: Sixth-grader Kristina Neben enjoys contributing to the preparation of the bake sale held to raise money for victims of the Myanmar cyclone, while Jayden Rowland enjoys eating them.
Memories from Yesteryear
RIGHT: Emma Bell enjoys face painting with schoolmate Cassidy Pipes.
Battletown Elementary students help disaster victims
PICTURES SUBMITTED BY LARRY AND KATHERINE MERCER
This photograph was taken somewhere around 1922 in the New Highland community. The homestead stood on what is now known as Cherokee Road. The chimney was made out of limestone. Pictured from left: Mary Evelyn Foushee (Larry Mercer’s mother), Elizabeth Ruth Foushee, and Herbert Haynes Foushee.
A major part of Mrs. Love’s social studies curriculum at Battletown Elementary involves current events. As 5th and 6th graders watched the devastation unfold in Myanmar, they were faced with the helpless feeling so many of us had. Therefore, we decided to host a school-wide carnival/bake sale to raise money towards relief efforts in Myanmar. Knowing the American Red Cross was having a difficult time entering Myanmar, we decided to send our money to the organization known as Doctors without Borders. This organization is a neutral organization comprised of doctors without home countries that enter areas of great devastation. They have already mobilized in the areas of Myanmar and have been allowed access to the country. Battletown Elementary student body consists of approximately 94 children. With that being said, we are proud to say we were able to raise a total of $1077! We are thrilled with the success and want everyone to know the generosity of the people of Battletown.
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Mrs. Vadner reads to students who attended the Little Princess Program at Brandenburg Primary School on May 27 hosted by Meade County Library.
On May 27, the Meade County Public Library hosted its Little Princess Program at Brandenburg Primary School. Students celebrated the last meeting of the season with a
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Summer Potato Salad By Jorena D. Faulkner jorena@thenewsstandard.com To submit your own recipe, e-mail jorena@thenewsstandard.com.
Local swimming pools have officially opened just as the heat of summer seems right around the corner. Children’s laughter resonates and the cool sounds of classic rock and country can be heard along with the sizzling sound of barbecue grills roasting hotdogs and hamburgers over gas and charcoal fires. Families gather regularly for picnics at the lake during a weekend getaway, or for holidays such as Memorial Day and Independence Day. Yes, the summer months are upon us, bringing with it the seasonal picnic fare most look forward to all winter long. Watermelon, fresh vegetables, deviled eggs, baked beans, corn on the cob — and who can forget the ever present and much anticipated summer potato salad? It seems as though every family has its own traditional recipe that has been passed down generation to generation. My personal recipe dates back further than even I can trace, and seems to be a regional favorite among families of the south — with a few adjustments here and there. I often cannot wait until the summer months for a bite full of that delicious childhood memory, and find myself making it even in December for family gatherings.
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cooked thoroughly. While potatoes and eggs are cooking, mince celery, green onion (including 1/2 of the green tips), green pepper and pickles, and place into a large bowl. The eggs should finish boiling first. Once the eggs are thoroughly cooked, rinse under cold water and peel gently. Slice eggs into ‘rounds’ and set aside. When the potatoes are tender (you can test with a fork), remove from heat and run under cold water until potatoes have cooled. When potatoes are cool, gently remove the skin; chop potato roughly into chunky pieces, and place into bowl with minced celery, green onion, green pepper and pickles. Add 2/3 of the sliced egg rounds to the bowl, reserving 1/3 for garnish.
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Incorporate Kraft Miracle Whip and yellow mustard into potato, egg, celery, green onion, green pepper and pickle mixture. Add celery seed, celery salt, black pepper and salt. Generally speaking, you will have to adjust the moisture content of the potato salad. My great-grandmother passed down the family secret of adding a bit of pickle juice to potato salad to keep it moist and boost the flavor. If you find — after mixing all of the ingredients together — the consistency to be a bit dry, add a bit of pickle juice until you get the consistency you desire. I have also seen this recipe altered to include minced green olives, crispy bacon, or shredded cheddar cheese. The options to enhance this basic recipe are limitless. Garnish by arranging the remaining slices of boiled egg on top and sprinkling festively colored paprika generously. Enjoy!
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Cancer Benefit, AMVETS is sponsoring a benefit for Billy Brooks, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer; all proceeds will go to the Brooks family. Events will begin at 2 p.m. at 155 Hargan Rd, Vine Grove, Ky. PINS, Run Your Tail Off 5K race begins at 8:30 a.m. Awards will be 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Buttermilk Falls, Brandenburg. For more information contact Heather at heather.mann@us.army.mil. Summer Fest at Bethel United Methodist Church, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Games, food, petting zoo, bake sale, bounce house and more. Proceeds go to building fund. Rain date June 7.
Community Blood Drive 2 to 7 p.m. In the cafeteria of St. John the Apostle Church, 515 East Broadway, Brandenburg. Remember to eat iron-rich foods and drink plenty of water.
Friday, June 6 Meade County High school graduation, 8 p.m. at the Meade County High football field. Ancestral Trails Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. at the Hardin Co. Public Library in Elizabethtown. Robert A. Prather will present a program on his book, “The Strange Case of Jonathan Swift.” Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information call 862-3209.
Battletown Community Watch will be held 6 p.m. at Battletown Park.
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Meade County High School Alumni Banquet 6 p.m. at the Brandenburg United Methodist Church. For more information call Treasurer Janice Kessinger 828-3528 or President BettyRuth Bruington 422-2082.
Overeaters Anonymous (non-smoking), 7:30 p.m. at the Corydon Presbyterian Church. For more information call 270-828-3406. Kids Story Hour, 10:30 a.m. at the Meade County Public Library. Hope and Healing grief support group meeting, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the staff dining room at the Harrison County Hospital, Corydon, Ind.
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lic offenses, no alcohol, illdrugs/drug paraphernalia, pay restitution of $200 thru county attorney to Gorby Wright and his family and residence, no close contact with juveniles involved, waive rights to searches and seizures, enroll in KAPS for random drug screens. Sherry Lea Henry, 27, 2 counts of fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 within 6 month period-continued 05-21-08. Sherry Lea Henry, 27, 2 counts of criminal possession forged instrument 2nd degree-continued 05-21-08. Sherry Lea Henry, 27, speeding 18 mph over limitcontinued 05-21-08. William Calvin Willis, 34, flagrant non support-failure to appear. William Calvin Willis, 34, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security 1st; no/expired registration plates; no/expired Kentucky registration receipt; operating on suspended/ revoked operators licensefailure to appear. Patrick W. Kullman, III, 18, criminal littering-continued 05-21-08.
District Court 05-21-08 John Ronald Lashley, 29, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 2nd offense; driving under the influence of alcohol on suspended license 2nd offense; no/ expired registration platespled not guilty pretrial conference 06/04/08. Theresa Diann McCullough, 42, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs 2nd offense; possess open alcohol beverage container in motor vehicle- pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/11/08. Shannon Marie Gamble, 40, speeding 12mph over the speed limit; driving under the influence with suspended license 2nd offense; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs- pled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. Scott Allen Raymer, 30, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 2nd offense; reckless driving- pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/25/08. Kyle A. Farvour, 21, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs 1st offense- pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/04/08. Michael Todd Carman, 30, improper turning; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs 2nd offense- pled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. Jaclyn M. Bohannon, 21, failure to appear. Joshua Wade Conner, 28, flagrant non support- continued 06/25/08. John Eric Henry, 35, flagrant non support- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 06/04/08. Billie Jean Gardner, 26, 1st degree possession of controlled substance 1st offense; 1st degree possession of controlled substance/drug unspecified 1st offense; use/possession of drug paraphernalia 2nd offense- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 05/28/08. Stacy Marie Carter, 30, 1st degree trafficking controlling substance 1st offense; manufacturing methamphetamine 1st offense- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 05/28/08. Douglas Wayne Rigney, 32, 1st degree trafficking controlled substance 1st offense; manufacturing methamphetamine- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 05/28/08. Kristy J. Yeager, 28, 1st degree possession of controlled substance 1st offense; use/possession drug paraphernalia 2nd offensepled not guilty preliminary hearing 05/28/08. Gloria Renee Porter, 28, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 05/28/08. Tiffany L. Toenjes, 25, possession of marijuana; use/possession of drug par-
aphernalia 1st offense- pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/04/08. Jonathan N. Arndt, 25, 4 counts dogs to be vaccinated against rabies; 4 counts of cruelty to animals 2nd degree- pled guilty fine $25 plus costs; 4 counts dogs to be licensed- dismissed on proof. Thomas R. Hearin, 25, 7 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. Jennifer Rae Hayes, 24, theft by deception including cold checks under $300pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years credited 1 day no public offense writes no checks. Garry Layne Hancock, 51, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- failure to appear. Jordan R. Sears, 18, possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor- pled guilty fine $25 plus costs. Jessica L. Sanchez, 21, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-pled guilty 10days probated 2 years credited 1 hour no public offenses write no checks. Jeffery Allen Crosby, 61, local county ordinance- defer probation 6 months. Debra Jean Caudill, 35, theft by deception including cold checks under $300pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/04/08. Brenda J. Crosby, 42, local county ordinance- defer probation 6 months. Travis C. Beach, 28, 1st degree disorderly conduct; 4th degree assault with no visible injury- pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/04/08. Heath Wayne Kibbey, 30, theft of service under $300pled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. Oustin William Noble, 35, speeding 15mph over the limit- assigned state traffic school. Dennis Wardrip, 54, operating with an inactive/cancelled/revoked weight distance tax license- dismissed on proof shown. Michael Lee Dennison, 29, no/expired registration plates- pled guilty fine $25 plus cost; failure of nonowner operator to maintain required insurance- dismissed on proof shown. Scott R. Headings, 21, speeding 26 mph over/ greater-pled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. Elizabeth K. Meredith, 47, speeding 18 mph over limit- pled guilty fine $36 plus costs; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- amend to no license in possession pled guilty fine $50. Richard E. Brymer, 54, operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s license; - pled not guilty pretrial conference 06/25/08. Jason Wendall Lyons, 27, possession of marijuana; failure to maintain required insurance/security 1st offense; driving on DUI suspended license 1st offensepled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. David Printis Bolin, 53, 23 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 05/28/08. Jesse W. Hon, 20, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security. Laura Buchholz, 45, 2 counts of criminal mischief 2nd degree, criminal trespassing 3rd degree- dismissed on commonwealth motion. Jeffrey Lee Smith, 50, criminal mischief 2nd degree; criminal trespassing 3rd degree- dismissed on commonwealth motion. Kacey Cecil Perkins, 20, terroristic threatening 3rd degree- dismissed on commonwealth motion. Jason Scott Blackeby, 25, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security 1st offense- dismissed on proof shown. Clinton Edward Rider, 28, use/possession of drug paraphernalia- pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years credited 10 days with no public offenses no alcohol or illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia wave rights to search and seizures and
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random drug screenings. Larry A. Maysey, 48, confinement and control dogs at night- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years with no public offenses keep dogs under restrains at all times $100 to Ron White by 06/25/08 and put fence on property. Joshua K. Eley, 29, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- continues 05/28/08. Jason Wayne Stearman, 31, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 1st offense; possession of marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia 1st offense- continue 06/04/08. James Keith Vincent, 48, harassment with no physical contact- dismissed on commonwealth motion; confinement and control of dogs at night- pled guilty 90 days probation 2 years with no public offense must keep dogs under restrains at all times. Kimberly J. Vincent, 44, harassment with no physical contact- dismissed on commonwealth motion; confinement and control of dogs at night- pled guilty 90 days probation 2 years with no public offense must keep dogs under restrains at all times. David Lee Tungett, 36, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs 1st offense, carrying a concealed deadly weaponcontinue 06/11/08. Daniel C. Krueger, 21, failure to dim headlights; operating on suspended/ revoked operator’s licensecontinue 06/11/08. Daniel A. Wagner, 25, speeding 23mph over the limit- completed county traffic safety program and dismissed on commonwealth motion. Anya Elizabeth Lewis, 27, speeding 13 mph over the limit- pled guilty fine $25 plus costs; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- pled guilty fine $50. Mary Catherine Robertson, 73, failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security 1st offense-
pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years with no public offense no driving without valid license and insurance fine $1,000. Ralph W. King II, 52, improper start from parked position- dismissed on commonwealth motion; speeding 11 mph over the limit- pled guilty fine $22; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 1st offense- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years credited 2 days fine $200 plus costs. Janet Lynn Ratcliffe, 32, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years credited 1 hour with no public offenses write no checks; 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days consecutive probated 2 years credited 1 hour consecutive with no public offenses write no checks. Brian Kelly Horsley, 35, 14 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300continue 06/04/08. James Daniel Silvers, 25, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 1st offensepled guilty fine $200 plus costs 30days probation 2 years credited 2 days consecutively; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security 1st offense- pled guilty 90 days probation 2 years with no public offense no driving without a valid license and insurance fine $1,000; no/ expired registration platespled guilty fine $25. Joseph Clay Edlin, 40, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- continue 05/28/08. Joseph Clay Edlin, 40, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- continue 05/28/08. Joseph Clay Edlin, 40, violation of Kentucky E.P./ D.V.O- continue 05/28/08. Donnie C. Allen, 22, probation violation for misdemeanor offense- admitted with no work release must serve 170 days in jail with 57 day credit.
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Continued from last week’s issue of The News Standard Jennifer Lynn Hall, 38, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-continued 05-28-08. Ruben Garcia, 31, 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300-continued 06-04-08. David L. Blakely, 32, theft by unlawful taking/all others under $300-defer probation 6 months. Heather Marie Miller, 37, theft by unlawful taking/ shoplifting under $300-pretrial conference 08-06-08 jury trial 08-08-08. Terry D. Meredith, Jr., 18, failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance-pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years, no public offenses, no driving without valid license and insurance. Brenda Jordan, 46, speeding 26 mph over/greatercontinued 06-04-08. Mary Jo Hockman, 33, careless driving-dismissed; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 1st offense-pled guilty fine $200 plus costs 30 days probated 2 years after serving 2 days (8 hours credit), alcohol schoolKAPS, 90 days license suspension. Robert Owen Arnold, 41, speeding 25 mph over limitamend to 15 mph over-fine $30 plus costs. Jonathan Blake Whelan, 25, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 2nd offensecontinued 05-28-08. Martha Jean Wooten, 52, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 3rd offense-pled guilty, fine $1,000 plus costs 12 months probated 2 years after serving 8 months (17 days credit), alcohol schoolKAPS, 24 license suspension. Lawrence Wayne Compton, 37, operating on suspended/revoked operators license-continued 05-28-08. Susan Conrad Ammons, 40, probation revocation hearing-failure to appear. Susan Celeste Conrad, 40, 4 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear. Susan Celeste Conrad, 40, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear. Michael Pfeiffer, 24, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear. Michael Pfeiffer, 24, 3 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear. Michael Pfeiffer, 24, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-failure to appear. Ricky Lee Smith, 25, alcohol intoxication in a public place-pled guilty fine $25 plus costs. Ricky Lee Smith, 25, failure of owner to maintain required insurance-pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years, no public offenses, no driving without valid license and insurance, enroll in KAPS for insurance monitoring; no/expired registration plates-pled guilty fine $25. Craig Wieber, speeding 16 mph over-pled guilty fine $32 plus costs; failure to produce insurance card-amended to failure to maintain insurance 1st offense-90 days probated 2 years, no public offenses, no driving without valid license and insurance; operating on suspended/ revoked license-pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years consecutively, no public offenses, no driving without valid license and insurance; giving officer false name/ address-pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years consecutively, no public offenses, fine $150, no alcohol, drugs/ drug paraphernalia. Jerry L. Dowell, 20, theft by deception including cold checks under $300-continued 06-04-08. Jerry L. Dowell, 20, improper parking violation; failure to surrender revoked operators license-continued 06-04-08. Jerry L. Dowell, 20, license to be in possession; failure to produce insurance card;
no/expired Kentucky registration receipt-continued 06-04-08. Joseph Clay Edlin, 40, probation violation-continued 05-21-08. Joseph Clay Edlin, 40, probation violation-continued 05-21-08. Joseph Clay Edlin, 40, violation of Kentucky EPO/ DVO-continued 05-21-08. Hope E. Delaney, 37, probation violation-failure to appear. Matthew A. Pate, 21, probation violation-continued 05-21-08. Emery John Stanchin, II, 35, probation revocation hearing-failure to appear. Micah Warren McKinney, 25, shock probation in misdemeanor convictions-taken under submission. William Patrick Hines, 42, probation revocation hearing-continued 05-28-08. Willie Lee Dale, Jr., 26, shock probation hearingcontinued 05-21-08. Donnie Cole Allen, 22, probation revocation hearing-continued 05-21-08. Tina Rena Jackson, 33, flagrant non support-continued 06-11-08. Karmen R. Manley, 21, theft by deception including cold checks over $300-continued 06-04-08. Kevin Scott Prater, 25, fleeing or evading police 1st degree-amend to fleeing/ evading police 2nd degreepled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 180 days (3 days credit), no public offenses, no alcohol, drugs/drug paraphernalia, no driving without valid license and insurance; leaving scene of accident/failure to render aid or assistancepled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 180 consecutively, no public offenses, no driving without valid license and insurance; wanton endangerment 1st degree-amended to wanton endangerment 2nd degree-12 months probated 2 years after serving 180 days consecutively, no public offenses; wanton endangerment 1st degree police officer-amended to wanton endangerment 2nd degree-12 months probated 2 years after serving 80 days consecutively, no public offenses, pay restitution of $35 to Brandenburg City Police Department by 08-01-08, enroll in KAPS for drug/alcohol assessment and treatment. Kevin Scott Prater, 25, no motorcycle operators license-pled guilty fine $50; failure to comply with helmet law >21 yearspled guilty fine $50; no tail lamps-pled guilty fine $50. Jian J. Chen, 20, 1st degree possession of cs/drug unspecified 1st offenseamended to possession of controlled substance 3rd degree 1st offense-pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 90 days consecutively, no public offenses, no alcohol, illdrugs/drug paraphernalia, enroll in KAPS for random drug screens; use/possess drug paraphernalia 2nd of > offense-amended to possession of drug paraphernalia 1st degree-pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days consecutively, no public offenses, waive rights to searches and seizures; traffic in controlled substance within 1000 yards of school-amended to traffic in marijuana less than 8 oz.pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 90 days consecutively, no public offenses waive rights to searches and seizures. Jian J. Chen, 20, possession of marijuana-pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days, no public offenses, no alcohol, ill-drugs/drug paraphernalia; use/possess drug paraphernalia 1st offense-dismissed on commonwealth motion; possession of burglary tools-pled guilty 6 months consecutively, probated 2 years after serving 10 days consecutively, no public offenses, no alcohol, ill-drugs/drug paraphernalia; controlled substance prescription not in original container-pled guilty 90 days consecutively, probated 2 years after serving 30 days consecutively, no pub-
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“My weapon of choice is a bicycle,” Turner said. Nearly 400,000 people every year are diagnosed with MS, an often debilitating and mysterious autoimmune system disorder. A chronic disease of the central nervous system, MS can potentially lead to loss of eyesight, balance, and coordination, speech irregularities, tremors, numbness, fatigue, memory and concentration issues, and even paralysis. Twice as many women as men develop MS and genetics indicate that certain factors make some individuals more susceptible. Turner and his wife, Lee Anne, met in college and married shortly after graduation. Within the first year of their marriage, the newlyweds noticed a dramatic change in Lee Anne’s health. As an accomplished musician and artist, she began having numbness in her face, hands, legs and feet that severely affected her ability to play. The couple knew something was awry, yet doctors couldn’t determine what was causing Lee Anne’s rapid decline. In 1979, it was hard to diagnose many conditions. Without the testing or medical imaging necessary, patients often went years undiagnosed, suffering through debilitating degenerative diseases that remained, as yet, unnamed. Lee Anne Turner went a full decade before being diagnosed in the late ‘80s with MS and placed on drug therapy. In the years since his wife’s diagnosis, Turner searched for ways to help find a cure for his wife and others suffering from MS. It took an initial ride in the MS150 — a 150-mile bike ride to raise funds for MS research — to stoke that long smoldering fire. “That started back in 2004 when I rode for the first time in the MS150,” Turner said. “For two years — 2004 and 2005 — that’s all I did. It’s only a 150-mile bike ride, but if you’re not use to riding bicycles, that’s a pretty long way. But then I began getting more fit, and I enjoyed cycling. I had friends that were more distance cyclists and were interested in doing bigger things and challenging themselves.” In May 2006, the Why I
LEFT: Bill Turner, pictured here with his wife Lee Anne, holds the golden helmet he wears in her honor during MS fundraising cycling events. TOP: Turner and female cyclist Jan John set out to complete the final leg of the day to Rough River State Park in Kentucky, after a complimentary meal at Dairy Queen in Brandenburg.
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Ride organization was founded and began with an initial fundraising ride dubbed, “Tour de Mexico.” Traveling from Reynosa, Mexico, Turner and cycling enthusiast Matt Harris were joined by Dean Brooks in Natches, Miss., to complete the run through its final destination, Louisville. The traditional length of a MS bike run had generally been 150 miles, however, with his new venture, Turner wanted to set things off with a bang that could be heard far and wide. “It began with a ride from Mexico to Kentucky,” Turner said. “It was my first attempt to do something extreme for the cause of MS. The first ride was 1,437 miles and took a total of three weeks. I wanted others to ride with me, but three weeks is a little too long for most people to take off from work. “I learned my lesson with that ride,” he said. “So we studied an option that would allow people to do the ride in just one week, instead of three weeks.” The idea became the birthright of what is now known as the Tour de Kentucky, the first of which was held in 2007 with a ride through the seven states bordering Kentucky — Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee — raising more than $83,000 for the fight against MS. Members of the team pay 100 percent of their own expenses, with 100 percent of donations going to MS research (60 percent to local chapters of the
National MS Society, and 40 percent going directly to the National MS Society). This year, the group set its sights high with a team fundraising goal of $101,400 in the second annual “Tour de Kentucky: Eight States in Eight Days,” which took place from May 10-18 covering more than 740 miles, rain or shine. In honor of his wife, Lee Anne, Turner dons a special “golden helmet” to earmark cycling events in support of MS. It has become his signifying trademark and an everpresent visual reminder of “why he rides.” “That helmet is to remind me of the significance of the rides I do for MS,” Turner said. “I bought the gold helmet knowing that (MS cycling events) would be the only time it came out.” With the median age for the Tour de Kentucky set at 52, Turner says the ride generally consists of as many as 13 cyclists — which may alternate throughout the duration of the tour — and approximately six support staff. “Why I Ride” cyclists and support staff include: Turner and his wife, musician, artist and teacher, Lee Anne Turner, David Graeser, Brian Ellis, Jan John, Dr. Maurice John,
Kent Lee (who rides for his mother), UPS instructor and line pilot, Todd Malone (who is riding for his cousin Judy), support member Jan Mooney, Nicole Pang, Phil Patterson (who leads up “Team Dot” in honor of his wife and fellow support staffer, Dot Patterson), Bill Piepmeyer and his 10-year-old son Steven (who is the youngest rider to ever complete the MS150), 66-year-old Bob Redmon, Ed Sitzler, Jr., Brad Handel, and University of Louisville student and support staffer, Dave Kimura. Louisvillian Brian Ellis — who works with Turner and doubles as the groups Web master — rode last year in the Tour de Kentucky, but due to a sustained injury, was unable to participate this year as a cyclist. Ellis also maintains historical photography and video archives of the group’s various activities — secondary to fellow support staffer and cyclist David Kimura — along with being the author of an up-to-date online blog, which details the tour’s progress. “It’s phenomenal,” Ellis said. “It’s a group of great people out doing things for a great cause.” Brandenburg resident Leon Pike’s cousin, Phil Pat-
terson, was riding with the group in honor of his wife, Dot, who has been diagnosed with MS. “We heard about the bike riders for Multiple Sclerosis from some of our regular customers, Rose Etta Pike and Leon Pike,” said Brandenburg Dairy Queen general manager Cindy Truman. “They told us (the cyclists) were going to be riding through and we asked (the cyclists) to stop here at Dairy Queen and we would be happy to provide them with lunch since they’re working on raising money to support such a wonderful cause.” Turner said the Brandenburg Dairy Queen has been the only major food chain to sponsor a meal for the team during the 2008 Tour de Kentucky. “We love Brandenburg,” Truman said. “And we love to get people in here who are trying to help out different causes.” Turner has always maintained his driving goal to see a cure for his wife, Lee Anne, and others affected by MS. These days, Turner said he feels a sense of hope and promise that the cure will be found in years, not decades, and that it is only a matter of time.
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•Be extra cautious around large trucks. They have large “blind spots” and much longer stopping distances than passenger cars. Please do your part to be safe and remember that 80 percent of crashes occur within 20 miles of home at speeds of 45 miles per hour or less. About 40 percent of all fatal crashes occur on roads where the speed limit is 30 miles per hour or less. These tips will increase your chances of survival and reduced speed will also increase your fuel mileage. The Kentucky State Police, in conjunction with local law enforcement, will be out in force conducting safety check points, saturation patrols on interstates and local highways with emphasis on high-crash locations throughout the summer. Do your part not to be a statistic during this dangerous time period by buckling up and driving the speed limit.
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“It wouldn’t surprise me to see advancements that would be considered a cure, not just a remedy, in the next three to five years,” Turner said. “There’s such a sense of urgency when you meet people who have more aggressive forms of MS where you can see that they’re fighting the clock. Research is more than just a casual interest for somebody whose health is declining as rapidly as some of the MS patients I have witnessed. These folks have an urgency. “I use to have a motto that I would like to see a cure for MS ‘in my lifetime,’” he said. “… until I met Rick. Rick is a father; he’s got a young wife and three small children. With Rick’s need for a cure, the length of my lifetime has nothing to do with what he needs. Rick needs a cure right now. It’s not good enough to see it ‘in my lifetime’ now. I want to see it immediately.” For more information on Why I Ride, to become a “virtual cyclist,” or to make a donation to participating cyclists, please visit the Web site at www.whyiride.com. For more information on Multiple Sclerosis, please contact the National Multiple Sclerosis Society by visiting www. nationalmssociety.org.
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COVERAGE IDEAS With summer approaching, The News Standard would love to print stories and stats on local recreational and sporting programs. Please send story ideas, player of the week nominations and pictures to sports@thenewstandard. com or call 422-4542.
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Set, match, state; team ends season By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewstandard.com The season may have ended on a bad note — with a second round loss in the state tournament — but the Meade County tennis doubles team’s season was far from disappointment. The doubles team consisting of Jonah Cundiff and David Medley, played in the state tournament at the Boone/Downing Tennis Complex at the Universtiy of Kentucky where they met some fierce competition. “They ran up against a pretty solid team,” said Meade County tennis head coach Mark Zweifel. “I’m not disappointed with the way they played.” On the contrary, the team felt they could have performed better. “The first match, we didn’t play that well,” Medley said. “We played good enough to win but we really didn’t play a tough team.”
In the first match, Cundiff and Medley faced an unseeded team from Garrard County. Meade County blanked the team 6-0 in the first set, but slipped a little in the second set, winning 6-3. The second match was a whole different story. Meade County faced Mac Davis and Collier Bouchillion from Kentucky Country Day — the 13th seed in the tournament. The Kentucky Country Day team almost completely shut out the Meade County team, winning 6-0 and 6-1. “I think we would have done better in the second match if we weren’t thinking about it so much,” Medley said. Even with the season-ending loss, the duo walked away with invaluable experience, and a taste of just how tough to competition is at the state level. “This was a really good experience,” Cundiff said. “It was really good at first with the win early, but the second game
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Jonah Cundiff serves to the Kentucky Country Day team on Thursday at UK in Lexington, Ky.
Leap to state By Ben Achtabowski sports@thenewsstandard.com The Meade County track team is in arguably the toughest region in the state. With teams coming from the Louisville metro area, such as Male and Manual, and a very tough team from North Hardin, the competition is far from weak. “We are the toughest region in the state,” said Meade County’s head coach Larry Garner. “Other coaches may argue, but I’d be glad to pull out stats to prove them wrong. It’s one of those things if you make it out of this region, you know you’re one of the best.” Three individual girls, along with one relay team, made it out of region 2 during last Saturday’s meet at St. Xavier in Louisville, and proved they are the cream of crop in the state. Now, the group competes today and Saturday for a state championship title at the University of Louisville. Sophomore Shelby Jenkins has been one of the pillars for the Lady Wave team all season long. She runs in the 800 meter run, 4x800 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay. This year she qualified for the state meet in the 800 meter run and the 4x800 meter relay. During the regional
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eight by only a second. This year she won’t take anything less than a top eight finish. “I’m nervous,” Jenkins
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear and Jerry Carroll, the man who helped build the Kentucky Speedway, spent Sunday getting a first-hand view of how a worldclass NASCAR Sprint Cup race is run. Both the governor and Carroll returned to Kentucky optimistic that new Kentucky Speedway owner Bruton Smith can find a way to get a similar race in Kentucky as early as next year. Beshear, Carroll, and Larry Hayes, Secretary of the Governor’s Executive Cabinet, were guests of Smith for the running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. The visit comes days after the announcement that Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI), headed by Smith, would acquire Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. “It’s an amazing thing to see. It is something that will have a tremendous economic impact for Kentucky as we help further develop the Kentucky Speedway with this new group,” Beshear said. “We talked in general about forming a partnership to make sure that Mr. Smith’s operation is a success. I assured him that we would do that. He will be coming to Kentucky in the near future and he and Mr. Carroll will be meeting with me and my staff and we will have more specific conversations about that at that time.” The question of whether Smith and SMI can get a Sprint Cup race scheduled for the Kentucky Speedway in 2009 has been up in the air. While NASCAR is quoted as saying
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Tiffany Brown lunges over a hurdle during the 300 meter hurdle race. meet, Jenkins was edged out by less than a second in the 800 meter run to finish second and get a state finals bid. “I really just race the same people every time
at the meets,” Jenkins said about this weekend meet. “So I feel like (the state meet) will be like any other meet.” Last year, Jenkins missed placing in the top
Kahne’s Charlotte sweep makes him a contender By Buddy Shacklette
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Last week Kasey Kahne showed he was still alive by winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race. This past weekend he showed he is again a contender after winning at Lowes Motor Speedway for the second straight time — the second time winning the TODD WARSHAW/GETTY IMAGES FOR NASCAR grueling Coca-Cola 600. “There really was a turnKasey Kahne poses with his car after his vicing point, in my opinion,” said toy at the Coca-Cola 600 last Saturday. This was his second win in a row. Gillett Evernham Motorsports
co-owner George Gillett. “It was the fans. When the fans voted Kasey in last weekend, it changed everything. Then (crew chief) Kenny (Francis) and Kasey had a great car. Ray’s genius really showed. “So thanks to the fans because it really came out of them.’’ Kahne didn’t necessarily have the best car on the track but he was in the right place at the right time when race leader Tony Stewart cut a tire with three laps left in the race. Kahne was run-
ning second and cruised past Stewart and onto the win without a blip. In winning the event, Kahne silenced his naysayers when he snapped a 52-race winless drought at the place where he had last won back on October 14, 2006. “We have the team to do it, that’s for sure,” said Kahne. “These guys, they work as hard as any team. They’re as good
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said. “But I’m also excited because I feel like I can go in and win, and be the best in the state.� Jenkins is also part of one of the best 4x800 meter relay teams in Kentucky, although the team have been inconsistent at times. “The (4x800 meter) team is anywhere from second to 8th in the state,� Garner said. “Relay times really depend on how well everyone runs that day.� The team consists of Tiffany Brown, Kim Dukes, Shelby Jenkins and April Level. Kim Dukes is one of the rookies of the team and is feeling jittery for her first appearance at a state meet. “I’m kind of nervous about it since its my first year,� Dukes said. “Other than that, I just want to get out there and show them my best. We just have to work together, and we’re hoping for a top five finish.� Brown also made the state tournament in the 300 meter hurdles, which is her bread and butter. “I love the hurdles,� said Brown. “I’m short and I don’t look like a hurdler, but they’re fun to me.� Brown — a 5 foot one freshmen — is not your prototypical hurdler. Most of the girls she competes against are much taller, and us their height and leg length to clear the hurdles. Despite being smaller than the competition, Brown remains one of the best hurdlers in the state. She leaves no mystery as to why she wanted compete in the hurdles: To prove her father incorrect. “My dad is really tall and he told me I couldn’t do the hurdles,� Brown said. “So I wanted to prove him wrong.“ That’s exactly what she did, but now her father pushing to make her even better. “Now he’s yelling at me all the time that I have to get better,� Brown said. “He pushes me to do better, and that helps me out.� Brown is also feeling butterflies about this weekend. “I really don’t want it to come,� Brown said. “I hate being nervous. I’m even nervous during practice, so really I’m nervous all the time.� Though the girls may be feeling anxious, Garner said he’s confident in his runners and has seen
the group defy many odd throughout the season. What’s especially impressive about this group is that every state-qualifying runner is an underclassman or in middle school. “We have an amazingly tough group of girls,â€? Garner said. “No matter the conditions they are going out there and working their tails off.â€? One of the girls making an name for herself already is eight grader, Marley Stanfield. Two weeks ago she took first place in the 400 meter dash and the 200 meter dash during the Middle School State Meet in Lexington, Ky. Last week, she finished second in the 400 meter with a time of 59.52 going stride for stride with runners that were three and four years older than her. “It’s more of a challenge when I compete with high school runners,â€? Stanfield said. “It doesn’t make me nervous; it makes me want to be better‌ I want to scare people.â€? Ironically, she hated running when she was younger. Stanfield’s parents wanted her to join and extracurricular activity, so she joined the cross county team. “My mom wanted me to do something,â€? Stanfield said. “So I started cross country and I fell in love with it. Then I decided to join the track team. I’m pretty happy my mom made me join the team.â€? Another star eighth-grade athlete who also qualified for state is April Level. Along with competing in the 4x800 meter relay, Level made it to the state level in the 3200 meter run. “Last weekend I was worried about April running the two mile, because it was hot,â€? Garner said. “But she turned around and got her second best time.â€? Level ran a 12:16.24 — good enough to make her the 12th best runner in the state. “She’s 12th, but her best time is very close to 8th place in the state,â€? Garner added. Garner expects all of Meade County’s qualifying girls to place in the top eight — a feat that has been accomplished by any Greenwave track runner since 2003 when Chris Hall placed second in the 800 meter run for the boys track team. “Our goal is to have everyone place this weekend,â€? Garner said. “It would be nice to see everyone on that podium with a medal. Also in team standings, we may
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LEFT: Charles Backstrom leaps into the triple jump pit at St. Xavier on Saturday. ABOVE: Marley Stanfield pushes toward the finish line during the 400 meter race. She placed second and qualified for the state meet at U of L this Saturday. look pretty decent because all of our runners can score points for us. The preliminary runs will begin at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the University of Louisville, and the final runs will begin Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Results
Regional meet at St. Xavier in Louisville last Saturday Girls 4x800 Meter Relay 4 Meade County 9:54.35 1) Brown, Tiffany 2) Dukes, Kim 3) Jenkins, Shelby 4) Level, April Boys 4x800 Meter Relay 6 Meade County 8:42.39 1) Hamlet, Steven 2) Medley, Chad 3) Buttram, Gabe 4) Hager, Cody Girls 4x200 Meter Relay 8 Meade County 2:05.18 1) Kelch, Natasha 2) Medley, Megan 3) Morgan, Jessie 4) Monchilovich, Tara Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 12 Meade County 1:42.92 1) Fackler, Kyle 10 2) McKee, Nathan 10 3) Backstrom, Charles 10 4) Brown, Marshall 12 Girls 1600 Meter Run 9 Smith, Cynthia 6:10.68 11 Lancaster, Christina 6:22.33 Boys 1600 Meter Run 9 Blair, Tyler 4:58.44 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 7 Meade County 59.66 1) Kelch, Natasha 2) Ohmes, Helen 3) Reardon, Miranda
LEFT: Natsha Kelch hands it of to another teammate in the 4x100 meter relay. BOTTOM: April Level tries to regain her breath after the 3200 meter run.
4) Shacklett, Jalisa Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
11 Meade County 49.72 1) Fackler, Kyle 2) McKee, Nathan 3) Backstrom, Charles 4) Brown, Marshall Girls 400 Meter Dash 2 Stanfield, Marley 59.52 17 Medley, Megan 1:11.12 Boys 400 Meter Dash 16 Buttram, Gabe 55.82 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 2 Brown, Tiffany 48.07 Girls 800 Meter Run 2 Jenkins, Shelby 2:21.97 11 Dukes, Kim 2:35.39 Boys 800 Meter Run 11 Hager, Cody 2:09.59 12 Medley, Chad 2:09.61 Girls 200 Meter Dash 20 Medley, Megan 32.04 21 Monchilovich, Tara 32.65 Girls 3200 Meter Run 2 Level, April 12:16.24 7 Dukes, Stephanie 13:33.11 Boys 3200 Meter Run 12 Fackler, Matthew 11:03.32
14 Hamlet, Steven 11:22.76 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay 6 Meade County 4:23.92 1) Brown, Tiffany 2) Medley, Megan 3) Jenkins, Shelby 4) Reardon, Jaci Boys 4x400 Meter Relay 8 Meade County 3:44.49 1) Hager, Cody 2) Medley, Chad 3) Buttram, Gabe 4) Fackler, Kyle Boys Shot Put 11 Popham, Matt 38-05.00 13 Stockwell, Cody 33-11.50 Girls Discus Throw 7 Lepou, Brittany 88-01 8 Miller, Emily 87-10 Boys Discus Throw 6 Popham, Matt 116-07 11 Stockwell, Cody 101-10 Girls Long Jump 8 Kelch, Natasha 13-06.00 Boys Long Jump 17 Backstrom, Charles 15-06.50 Boys Triple Jump 12 Backstrom, Charles 33-04.25
16 McKee, Nathan 27-09.00 Girls High Jump 10 Morgan, Jessie 4-02.00 Women Team Rankings 1) Butler 101 2) North Hardin 98 3) duPont Manual 87 3) Central 87 5) Male 72 6) Meade County 37 7) John Hardin 32 8) Pleasure Ridge Park 15 9) Nelson County 7 10) Central Hardin 5 11) Bullitt Central 1.50 11) Valley 1.50 13) Iroquois 1 Men Team Rankings 1) Male 150 2) North Hardin 118 3) St Xavier 105 4) duPont Manual 44 5) John Hardin 43 6) Central 39 7) Butler 29 8) Pleasure Ridge Park 10 9) Central Hardin 9 10) Nelson County 6 11) Meade County 2
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FAR LEFT: Jonah Cundiff volleys the ball during last Thursday’s match. LEFT: David Medley serves to a Kentucky Country Day competitor on Thursday. ABOVE: Cundiff and Medley rest in between sets during Thursday’s tournament.
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was tough.” With one more season ahead of them, Cundiff and Medley plan on qualifying for states again next year during their final tour as seniors. “We now know what to expect next year,” Medley said. “It’s different here but we can contend.” Zweifel knew the team was charting unfamiliar waters during the state tournament. “This is an atmosphere they have never seen before,” he said. “When you go to a state tournament it’s all-together different.” It’s been 12 years since a Meade County tennis player has made it as far as Cundiff and Medley. A consecutive appearance at state would be unprecedented. With that in mind, the team plans to step-up their game in preparation for next season. “We need to practice all summer,” Medley said. “We are going to work on our serve a lot this summer and keep our net play strong.” Though the team is already looking ahead to next year, the past season has been filled with many accomplishments. With a third place in both district and regional tournaments, the pair took many teams by surprise. “All season long they gave the better
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and as smart as any team out there. We just need to keep working together and communicating, focusing on each track that we come to. I’m glad to hear I’m back in the top 12. That’s the goal at the start of the year. I mean, obviously we want to win races, but the main goal is to be in the top 12 with 10 races to go. “That’s what every team out here wants to do. We definitely do, too. We just have to keep working hard on finishing and making sure we get points every single week.’’ Kahne went all last season without a win and had made 11 starts this season without getting to Victory Lane — even though just two years ago Kahne won a series-best six races, made The Chase and finished eighth in the final points standings. He was one of the favorites to make The Chase heading into last season, but one top-five finish and eight top-10 runs resulted in a 19th place points standing by season’s end. “Sometimes it just takes one thing to get some momentum going,” said team co-owner Ray Evernham, former crew chief for Jeff Gordon. “These guys, they’re winners. They’ve won a lot of races for me in the past. They seem to be clicking again. If you keep putting yourself in position to win, you know, sooner or later you’re go-
teams in the region a tough time,” Zweifel said. “They learned a lot for next season, and that’s the important part.” Zweifel reflects on the season with a wide grin on his face. “Who can complain about this season?” he said. “Third in region and districts, then a state tournament appearance. I really have no complaints.”
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Eric Quigley, of South Oldham, won his fourth consecutive state championship in the singles bracket. He defeated Phillip Arndt of Garrard County, 6-1 and 6-2 in the championship match. He is the first boy to win four straight state championships since Gary Plock of Ballard (1971-1974). Quigley is only the third boy to win quadruple titles in the 71-year history of the Kentucky. The doubles championship was claimed by Colby Buchanan and Brett Johnson, of Christian Academy-Louisville. On the girls side, Lauren Kline, of North Oldham defeated Samantha Maddox, of Lexington Catholic, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. The doubles championship was won by Hannah English and McCall Hedrick, of Sacred Heart.
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Round one Cundiff/Medley (MC) def. Jacob Wilson and Kenny Delver (GC) 6-0, 6-3. Round two Mac Davis Collier Bouchillon (KCD) def. Cundiff/Medley (MC) 6-0 6-1.
ing to win. That’s what these guys are doing. Now they’ve got momentum. “This is still a sport. You can have the machinery, you can have the computers, you can have all the technology you want, but the human element is still the biggest part of what we do. That little bit of confidence, that little bit of bounce in your step, that little bit of motivation, it maybe makes you look a little bit harder at something, makes you be a little bit more confident in a decision. When you feel like the best, you act like the best, and you have more confidence in the things that you do.’’ Now Kahne must take that confidence to Dover, a place where he has never won. Will the Monster Mile tame him or will he stay the course and in the top-12 in the points standings, a place he just found last weekend. “I definitely have smiled a lot more the last couple weeks,” said Kahne. “As far as karma or whatever, I don’t know. I feel like we try hard to run up front. If I can’t win races, I’m pretty upset. It’s been a little while. Yeah, since last Saturday night, I haven’t been such a bear, I guess. “I’ve been a little bit nicer to my girlfriend, to my family. I try to be anyways. It’s difficult at times. But, you know, I think I’ve changed there a little bit and been a little bit better there, just more excited to come to the track. I‘m always excited to get in a racecar, that’s for sure, try to win, try to run as hard as I can.’’
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Hopes From page B1 it may be too late to change the schedule of races for next year, Carroll says he has faith that Bruton Smith can make it happen. “I’ve been around him for awhile, and I have to say that whenever Bruton Smith says he can do something he normally gets it done,� Carroll said. “I was very encouraged by
the things he said today. I would keep my hopes up for 2009, I really would. He wants to have the race here. He loves Kentucky.� The atmosphere surrounding the race and the potential that a similar event offers Kentucky are all positive factors that Beshear looks forward to seeing in the Commonwealth. “It was an exciting day. It’s really a great family affair. And it’s going to fit in so well here in the Commonwealth and so well
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there at Kentucky Speedway,� Beshear said. “There are some great things ahead for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in NASCAR racing.� Combined with the international attention that will be focused on Kentucky in September with the Ryder Cup and the World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010, Gov. Beshear says a NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2009 would be a true trifecta for the Commonwealth.
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Jimmy Olson on Percocet By Mark Vasto
Bob Costas’s acclaimed “Now� on HBO recently presented a terrific show on the changing nature and future of media in sports. Utilizing a town-meeting format, panelists discussed television sports coverage, newspaper reporting and even drilled down to cover economic disparities between sportswriters and athletes, racism, rudeness and the Internet blogosphere’s impact on reporting. The highlight of the show was, of course, veteran sports writer Buzz Bissinger’s idiotic, immature and poorly researched take on blogger Will Leitch. “You’re like Jimmy Olson on percocet,� Bissinger said. Nice blast, Buzz. A 1930s comic-book character on a drug people largely stopped abusing around the time they abandoned shag carpet, transistor radios and KISS. You’re so “What’s Happenin’.� Naturally Buzz’s tantrum brought us to the topic of ratings, circulation and ad
sales, as was the courtship of that most sought after of marketing demographics — the 18-34 age group. According to some of the studies I’ve read, 19 percent of that group reads a newspaper each day and the number continues to decline. String that along for a few generations and it becomes clear that this is the newspaperman’s last great era. Weekly and community newspapers, like the newspaper you are now holding in your hands, are quite healthy and are actually the industry’s only growing segment and will be safe for a few more decades. But that number — 19 percent — got me thinking. The best writing in a newspaper is often found in the sports section. That’s because statistics don’t lie. Take your local daily newspaper, for instance (please!). If you had to name a writer for that paper, you’re more than likely going to name a syndicated columnist or one of the sports writers. But statistics often don’t tell the full story. In the bottom of the ninth, who
would you rather have at bat? Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez? A-rod, each year, puts up the Ruthian numbers, but Jeter is the guy who hits game-winning home runs well into November. That’s why I laugh when people spout that 19 percent number at me. The number is meaningless. The printed word is dead? The next generation isn’t reading? You’re being lied to. The print industry is filled with tortured, selfloathing writers who don’t seem to understand that, but are willing to flog themselves in print. Why not ask J.K. Rowling how she feels about that sentiment? She’s the author who wrote trillion-word books about a kid named Harry Potter, and she counts every kid in the entire world under the age of 10 as her most loyal readers. The next generation of readers is there, and they can be there for newspapers — and sports reporters — too. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Parkville (Mo.) Luminary.
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Kayla Padgett makes a diving play earlier in the season. The Lady Waves played last night in the regional tournament. Staff Report The Lady Waves softball team was scheduled to play Mulenburg North on Monday at Owensboro Catholic High School. In the region three tournament, the weather has postponed the game four days and was played last night at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Waves made the regional
tournament after claiming the No. 1 seed in the district 11 during the regular season. Last Wednesday, the Lady Waves lost to district rival Breckinridge County Tigers, 5-2. Meade County is in region three and is considered to be one of the toughest regions in the state. Check next week’s issue of the News Standard for full playoff coverage for the Lady Waves softball team.
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Boaters, swimmers take to the water during holiday weekend Water lovers of all ages were spotted around the county last weekend, enjoying the sunshine and warm weather of the long, Memorial Day weekend. Boaters cruised the Ohio River and Doe Valley Lake, while children in swimsuits splashed around in Otter Creek. The smell of campfires carried through the breeze as local residents enjoyed cookouts with friends and families, and anglers took comfort on the banks of rivers. Whether a camper or canoer, hundreds of people were abuzz, basking in the great outdoors.
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CLOCKWISE: (From bottom left) Boaters load up their boats before spending a day on Doe Valley Lake. Three-year-old Aaron Schobelock enjoys Memorial Day at Otter Creek Park. Boaters cruise along Doe Valley Lake. A girl splashes along the banks of Doe Valley Lake.
Boater education teaches life-saving dos and don’ts Submitted by the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
FRANKFORT — Summer brings thousands of boaters to Kentucky’s waterways. Boating in Kentucky is a growing attraction for tourists, as well as a popular way for families to enjoy vacation time together. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources encourages every boater to stay safe on the water. The department’s boater education program is a great place to start. “Boater education is a one-time opportunity to go in there and learn the basic dos and don’ts,” said Sgt. John Anderson, boating education coordinator for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “It gives people the information they need to boat safely, to have the fun they’re going after and to live safely to tell about it.” Kentucky law requires boaters ages 12 to 17 to take an approved boater education course before they can operate any boat greater than 10 horsepower. But taking the course is a good idea even if you are not required to do so. “Boats can be a whole lot bigger and faster than they used to be,” said Anderson. “We have a lot more of them now — but we have the same amount of water.” The result is challenging conditions for boaters — congested areas around marinas, other boaters zipping by at high speed, and inexperienced operators driving more powerful boats. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s law enforcement division handles nearly 100 boating accident investigations each year. On average, 13 of these incidents involve boating fatalities. Boater education is proven to lower those numbers. According to U.S. Coast Guard and National Association of State Boating Law Administrators reports, states with the longest history of boater education have the lowest average fatality rates. Kentucky’s alcohol-related boating fatality rate, however, is twice the national average. Kentucky ranks 28th in the nation for number
of registered boats, with 186,000 in 2007. Yet the state ranks 8th in the nation for boating fatalities. To make Kentucky boaters safer, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife began phasing in mandatory boater education in 1998. “Since 1998, we’ve trained about 2,000 young boaters a year,” said Anderson. “Knowledge is power — and this can be the power of life over death. That’s something parents can understand.” Boating safety courses cover boat identification, safe boat operation, the importance of personal flotation devices and other safety equipment, Kentucky boating regulations and more. Statistically, boaters who take the course are less likely to have an accident than uneducated boaters. “We know that uneducated boaters are by far more dangerous than educated boaters,” said Anderson. Seventy percent of boat fatalities involve an operator who had not re-
ceived boater education. Even if you have spent years on the water, don’t assume you know everything about boating safety. “Education and experience are not necessarily synonymous,” said Anderson.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife introduced legislation this year that would have made boater education mandatory for all boaters born on or after January 1, 1990. The legislation did not
pass the Kentucky General Assembly. However, a provision that would require mandatory boater education in all states recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives. If the U.S. Senate passes the bill
and it is signed into law, Kentucky will be required to comply. A schedule of free classroom boater education courses is available at fw.ky.gov. Online courses are also available for a $15
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Strange but True By Samantha Weaver •The next time you're in Dublin, Ireland (if ever you are there), you might want to stop by the pub known as Charlie P's and check out its unique look. The building where it's located used to be a morgue, and the flooring is made entirely of gravestones. •It was famed 19th-century French author Victor Hugo who made the following observation: "The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl, boldness." •Italian politician Silvio Berlusconi has a well-known hatred of garlic. He so abhors this relative of the onion that, in 2007, he tried to have it banned in Italian restaurants. •On at least one early map of the New World you'll see the name "Codfish Country" on the area now known as the United States.
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Horoscopes HOCUS-FOCUS
Last Week’s Solutions
By Henry Boltinoff
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) An apparent act of injustice might turn out to be either an error in judgment or just plain stupidity. So calm down and cool off, and let the explanations roll out. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It's upsetting when someone you trusted might have failed you. But with new opportunities ahead, you'll soon be too busy to feel even a wee bit sorry for yourself. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A sense of uncertainty could be a good reason to change your position on an important matter. Someone close might try to talk you out of it, but it's your decision to make. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Being too zealous in pursuing your goal could create some resistance. Try to be more mindful of what you ask people to do, and they'll be more likely to do it. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Things change as you go from being ignored to being Lionized once again. This is a good time to reintroduce those previously rejected ideas to a more receptive audience. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Someone new in your life creates both anticipation as well as anxiety. Avoid the potential for misunderstandings by watching what you say and how you say it. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Watch your budget so that you don't overspend now and have less to invest when the time is right later on. Arrange to share your weekend with someone special. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) The temptation to involve yourself in a friend's or family member's personal problems is laudable. But get the facts before you make a firm commitment. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You might be upset by some of your critics. But most of your associates continue to keep the faith in your ability to get the job done, and done well. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You've reached an important point in your ongoing pursuit of your goals. You might now want to consider letting someone you trust join you on your journey. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You've been going through a spate of uncertainty involving people you care for. But it might be time to take a stand on a position you feel sure you can defend. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Treading water keeps you busy, but it won't get you where you need to go. Time to stop making excuses and to start moving ahead toward your goals. BORN THIS WEEK: You see life as both creative and pragmatic. You would not only be a fine artist, but also a successful one.
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Cancer Benefit, AMVETS is sponsoring a benefit for Billy Brooks, May 31. The benefit will be at 155 Hagan Rd Vine Grove, Ky. Events beginning at 2 p.m. Billy has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He will leave behind two small children and a wife. All proceeds will go to the Brooks family. For more information call 828-5483.
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Misty Meadows Farm, due to the extreme weather this spring, vegetables will be a bit later than anticipated. Some veggies should start coming in by the end of May and we expect by the end of the first week of June, we should have a good variety of veggies.
2003 GMC Box Van, 130,000 miles, 6.0 Liter Gasoline Engine, Automatic Transmission, A/C, Great Condition. Asking $10,900. For more information call
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PINS 5K Run Your Tail Off Event, the 4th annual spring event will be held at Buttermilk Falls on May 30. The 5K event is open to everyone. Registered runners/walkers are eligible to win a variety; of prizes and T-shirts will be available for registered participants.
Ann’s Home and Office - cleaning in Louisville and Brandenburg areas. Serious applicants only. Clean police record. For applications only, call 422-1502. Hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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rent-to-own properties available in May 30, 2008, 10AM. 680 East Mt. Pkwy, Salyersville, KY. Master Commissioner Sale. 1.04+/acres, building having 3156sf. +/243 feet highway frontage. Lein holder: Whitaker Bank, Stanton, Sharon Patrick 606-663-2283.
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28 acres Meade County perfect weekend get away. All woods, blacktop road, good hunting. $39,500. Call Marion at 668-4035 or www. mwlandforsale.com.
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1.1/8 acre 3 bedroom, 1 bath home central heat and air, city water, 30x50 metal building and well. 10 minutes to Fort Knox, Garrett area, $91,000 rent/lease to own, 270-547-8279.
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2000 Fall Creek D o u b l e w i d e , approximately 1100 sq. ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Nice open floor plan, many options. Must move from lot, asking payoff, OBO $37,000. Call 270-872-5525.
For Sale - possible contract 4 or 5 bedroom, 2500 Sq Ft full finished walk out basement, 3 baths, 2 kitchens, large double car garage and storage shed. Call 547-8328.
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Central Kentucky Premier Heifer Sale. Saturday, June 7, 2008 1:00PM Marion County Fairgrounds. Selling (120) Fall calving Heifers and (30) 2nd Calf Cows. David Sandusky, CKPHS Chairman (270) 692-7793.
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Spencerian College (Louisville) seeks fulltime Medical Assistant Instructor to teach clinicals. Experience required in medical office and hospital operations. LPN or RN required. AHA BLS Instructor certification a plus. Send resume to T. Lewis, 4627 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40216. EOE.
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For Rent - 2 or 3 bedroom house in Muldraugh, $400 per month with $400 deposit plus utilities. Call 942-2800.
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www.kentucky-land.com Wooded building lots, located near Otter Creek Park, in Forest Ridge Estates, county water, streets will be paved, “restricted to Houses”. $24,900 Financing Available for Everyone! 270-828-2222. Building Lots in Milstead Estates, located near Flaherty in Hwy 144, city water available, streets will be paved “restricted to houses.” $29,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. Home in Vine grove, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ baths, city water and sewers, completely remodeled with new kitchen, new bathrooms, new drywall, new laminated hardwood floors and carpets, located in Vine Grove on Shelton Street. $74,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 6.4 acres, on Hwy. 228, 6 miles from Brandenburg, city water available, lays nice for a home. $34,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 1 acre with nice double wide home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, new carpet and fresh paint new decks, very nice and clean home on block foundation, located off U.S. Hwy 60 and Hobbs-Reesor Rd. on Buckler Av. $79,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentyucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 5 acres set-up for Double-Wide Home, with city water, septic, electric, located between Otter Creek Park and Doe Valley off Hwy. 1638 and Hwy. 933 in the Woods. $39,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. 1 to 6 acre lake front lots on Rough River Lake, city water, long lake frontage, in a new development. Starting @ 22,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www. Kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222. Double Wide Home and Garage on 1 acre of land, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, beautiful home on permanent block foundation on paved road, very clean and nice. Located in the Woods Estates off Hwy. 933 and Hwy 1638. $84,000 Financing Available for Everyone! www. Kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.
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LOTS SET-UP FOR MOBILE HOME $24,900, 0.8 acres with septic, cistern, electric, and shed, on Hwy 1238 near Fort. Knox. 4.4 acres off US 60, septic, electric, deep well, $38,900. 7 - 9 acre lots, Payneville area with septic and cistern, starting at $25,900.
$39,900, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths on 0.8 acres in Midway area of Meade Co. New flooring, enclosed back deck. 3 bed, 1 ½ bath, 1100sq.ft, lots of updates, Vine Grove , agent owned, $69,900 Owner Financing. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, on permanent foundation, front and back decks off US60, $84,900.
LOTS & ACREAGE 13 acres, Flaherty area, nice building site, barn $97,500. 1 - 2 acres Wooded lots, restricted to site built houses, off 1638 near Otter Creek, $24,900. 2 acres, Brandenburg area, mobile home o.k., county water, $19,900. OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE
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270-547-4222 Thinking about selling your farm give us a call we pay cash, quick closing 8 acres Breck Co. with new house large metal building also nice cabin with basement nice place must see.
Nice 3 bedroom stone house, new roof has several large ponds and barn, good fence great for horses on 25 acres $169,500.
4.4 acres mostly wooded little open Breck Co. very private only $500 DN.
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CHERRY BLOSSOM GOLF/COUNTRY CLUB, Georgetown. Voted #1 public access golf course by GolfWeek Magazine. Join us for your next round or outing. Call 502-570-9849.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcohalt House, 2254 Fairgrounds Road, meets Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Call 422-1050. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous Meetings held at the Acceptance Place 1370 Hwy. 79 in Irvington, Ky. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings held every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meeting held Monday nights at 8 p.m. For more info, call 270-547-0347 or 270-547-0445. Al-Anon meets every Sunday and Tuesday, 8 p.m.., Alcohalt House. For more information, call 497-4885. The OPEN DOOR ALTEEN group meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Alcohalt House. For more information, call 497-4885. Report a crime, new tip line 270-422-HOPE (4673), the tip line is totally anonymous, and your identity cannot be revealed.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
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Dozens of Meade County High School students were honored with various awards and scholarships for their community, academic, musical and athletic achievements during a special Honors Night Ceremony held May 22 in the high school auditorium. Some students were presented with funds to help support their continuing education, while others were honored with gifts for community service or dedication to programs that helped better their school and local society. Parents, fellow students, family members, faculty and staff were in attendance to show support for these Meade County students and their drive toward excellence.
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TOP: Senior Danielle Davis is presented with a $48,000 Army ROTC Scholarship. LEFT: Tim Gossett presents Sherry Sullivan and Aaron Thompson with awards on behalf of Meade County RECC. BOTTOM LEFT: Certified Athletic Trainer Carol George presents Meade County senior Nick Stinnett with the Commonwealth Broadcasting/News Enterprise/Hardin Memorial Hospital Award. BOTTOM RIGHT: Meade County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Paul Poole presents Kate Dailey with a $750 award. THE NEWS STANDARD/ FELICIA THOMPSON
SCHOLARSHIP St. John Youth Ministry Scholarship St. John Youth Ministry Scholarship Ronald O. Naser Meade County Homemakers NCO-EM Spouses Club Meade Co. Farm Bureau Insurance Breck-Meade Lincolnite Chapter #5 Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship Post 11404 Meade Co. Cattleman’s Assoc. Central Kentucky Comm. Action Agency Education Meade County Bar Association Stuart Pepper National Honor Society National Honor Society Financial Need Meade County 4-H Ekron P.T.O. Academic Meade County Pork Producers’ Association Farm Bureau Young Farmers Sue O. Smith Payneville P.T.O. Meade County RECC Meade County RECC Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce St. Mary’s Youth Ministry Flaherty P.T.O. Leroy Humphrey Memorial Scholarship St. Martin’s Catholic Parish Community St. Theresa’s Parish Youth Ministry Community Edith and Woodrow Berryman Memorial Meade County Conservation District John Cooper McAdams Scholarship (SADD) Harrison County Hospital Foundation Lady Wave Basketball Boosters Democratic Woman’s Club Battletown Elementary P.T.O. Optimist Club of Meade County Meade County Football Team David Mohler Award Professional Men’s Club of Radcliff & Ladies Auxillary King and Honaker Kathy Palmer Volleyball King and Honaker Kathy Palmer Volleyball Tidal Wave Bank Maxine Roberts Memorial Scholarship Fort Knox Officers and Civilians Spouses Club Fort Knox Officers and Civilians Spouses Club Fort Knox Officers and Civilians Spouses Club James Sherrill Memorial Jimmy Clark Memorial Girls Basketball Scholarship Dr. Thomas Jeffries Memorial Scholarship The News Standard Athletic Awards The News Standard Athletic Awards The New Standard Academic Award David F. Jenkins Memorial Cale Brown Memorial Western Kentucky University US Army US Army MOAA DAR Award EKU EKU EKU Alex Simmons Memorial Alex Simmons Memorial Uof L St. Catherine Louisville Technical Institute Louisville Technical Institute Louisville Technical Institute Louisville Technical Institute Louisville Technical Institute
WINNER Steven Hamlet Phillip Powers No winner No winner Phillip Powers Mindy Oliver April Newby Lydia Curran Jared Yates No winner Lydia Curran Katie Webb Hannah Allen Melissa Wilson Whitney Pack Kelsi Ledford Whitney Pack Whitney Pack Blake Cox Katie Webb Sherry Sullivan Aaron Thompson Kate Dailey No winner Whitney Pack Levi Singleton Whitney Pack No winner Jared Yates Britney Thomas Kelly Beglin No winner Mindy Oliver Jared Yates No winner Whitney Pack Chuck Naser No winner Brittney Schmidt Lydia Curran Amanda Lazorous Kate Dailey Brandy Childress Melissa Wilson Phillip Powers Kelly Beglin Kelsi Ledford No winner Kelsi Ledford David Lytle Sandra Broadus Amber Haynes Aaron Thompson Charice Lee Casey Hubbard Lydia Curran Melissa Wilson Brandy Childress Lauren Bennett Brittany Dowell Ashley Stull JL Cannady Lorie Fox Danielle Davis Greg Barnes Branden Barr Zach Nichols Jordan Feldpaush Tim Barry Daniel McNay
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B & B FUN INFLATABLES Individual expression seems to be an issue parents and teens have clashed over for centuries. Whether the dispute is over a haircut or a certain style of dress, it’s almost as if the pair can never agree on anything. These days, teens are trying to convince mom or dad to take them to get body piercings … a proposition that most parents would hate to hear. However, as the popularity of body piercings increases, I’ve noticed the number of parents approving “hole punching” is also increasing. Still, not all parents are that easily persuaded. A few common arguments I’ve heard from my parents and my friends’ parents are the same: “No, because you’ll regret it when you get older,” or my personal favorite, “Think about what that will look like in 20 years!” Though many parents oppose the idea of their children getting any kind of piercing, some have been able to find a common, negotiable ground
with their teen. it takes for your piercing to A belly ring is seemingly heal will depend on its lothe most common piercing cation; different parts of the for girls — it’s disbody heal at differcreet, which seems ent speeds. Time To to please parents, yet If you neglect Grow Up cleaning your piercstill allows the teen to feel a certain sense ing, it can end up of individuality. getting infected. If The ear is another you do acquire an area with piercinfection, you will ing potential; there more than likely are several types of need to remove the piercings that can be metal and have the done to the ear, anyspot re-pierced after Felicia thing from the stanthe infection clears. dard lobe piercing Thompson However, many to a reverse helix — people don’t enwhich, for those of counter any probyou who don’t know, doesn’t lems with their piercing, look quite as outlandish as it as long as they keep it well sounds. maintained. Though you may like In my opinion, piercings piercings and think they look are an acceptable way to excool, you should realize they press individuality if they’re aren’t just a carefree fashion kept neat and clean. Discuss gimick. the topic with your parents, If your parents do give and if mom and dad still forconsent for you to have any bid it, then teens will simply sort of piercing, the most im- have to accept the fact and portant thing to remember is wait until they turn 18. Teens to take care of it and keep it should take the time to unclean, especially during the derstand their parents point healing process. The time of view, and vice versa.
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Students compete at state STLP By Chelsey Garris chelsey@thenewsstandard.com
Meade County students, from first grade through 12th, banded together for the love of technology in Lexington on May 6 and 7. During the special weekend, select students from every school in the county attended the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) state competition. The STLP is a statewide, project-based program that encourages students in all grade levels to use technology to broaden their education. The program was established in 1994 by a group of Kentucky teachers, students and community leaders. Projects students work on throughout the school year are divided into four categories: Instructional, community, technical, and entrepreneurial. Each student project is meant to be completed with the intent of benefiting his or her school and community. The Meade County school district had several students participate in the state competition, all of which have been working hard to prepare for the event. Battletown Elementary School’s 15 students were led by teacher Ginny Cox. The group competed in different categories at the state competition. Emma Bell and Elizabeth Pollock gave a presentation to a group of judges called “Photo Story 3, as Easy as 1, 2, 3.” Their presentation taught people how to create digital photo stories. Pollock also competed in Graphic Art Design with “Quintessential,” which was about making quilts. Kayla Parcell and Koby Wright also did a presentation on digital photo stories, but called their’s “Bringing Stories to Life.” Davey Hale and Emma Bell created digital videos to present for judging. Hale’s project was titled “At the End of Time” and Bell’s was a documentary about pollution. Battletown Elementary also submitted two “Original Arts” at the competition: Kayla Parcell’s picture “Pick up a Book”
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Muldraugh Elementary School STLP students Sierra Karronka, Jacob Schwartz, Brandy Hart and Britney House competed in the showcase division with their project focused on Internet safety. and Brady Risinger’s artwork “Checkerboard.” Two “Original Photos” were also submitted by students: Michelle Arnold entered “Pretty Flower” and Kayla Parcell entered “The Big Snowman.” Koby Wright also competed in the “Photo Manipulated” category with his picture titled “In the Woods.” Emma Bell placed second place for the documentary she digitally created. David T. Wilson Elementary School had many students place well in the state competition. The school’s STLP coordinator is fourth-grade teacher Paula Gogel. Adam Fogle and Ethan Wright received second place in the “Bench Mark” competition for the project regarding ways to fix computers. Annie Devries was selected as a “Cyber Reporter,” earning her the duty to report on the various projects displayed at the competition. She was then asked to write an article about the showcases, which will be published in the “Cyber Gazette” — an online newspaper that originated with Jefferson County school students. David T. Wilson students Kacie Ingram and Craig Lindsey won second place by competing in the “Technol-
ogy Quick Recall.” Ekron Elementary School’s STLP group was coordinated by teachers Rebekah Bevill and Tammy Reichmuth. Students Kayla Brown and Drew Taylor made a presentation to the judges titled, “What is Podcasting?” Seth Pile and Cova Haynes competed in the “Bench Team Challenge,” which consisted of a multiplechoice test and hands-on tests that quizzed the students about working with computer. The duo placed third in the “Bench Team Challenge.” Flaherty Elementary School students — led by teacher Amy Berry — also had a successful trip at the state competition. Madeline Tabor and Elrad Malunay won first place in the elementary division of the “Bench Team Challenge.” In the “Interactive Video Conferencing” category, Jacob Whelan and Mikey Mathias received first place and also won a $9,000 Polycom Video Conferencing Unit donated by AT&T. The unit these students won for their school will allow Flaherty Elementary School students to take virtual field trips all over the world. In the “Minds On” contest, students Jonathan Guenthner and Ryan Ford won first place, while fellow students Cara
Caro and Beajay Mewhorter claimed first place in the “Virtual Spaces Panel.” Brandenburg Primary School had several mores students who represented Meade County at the state competition. Zach Prather, Tori Aikin, Chris Blakey, Kasi Givans, Whitney Hobbs, Auby Luney, Tessa McIntosh, Victoria Russ and Brianna Rybarczyk were part of a showcase project called, “Share the Spirit.” Their project focused on raising money for Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville. The group presented the judges with a Powerpoint presentation that detailed how the fundraising was accomplished. Teacher Laura Morsey is the head of STLP at Payneville Elementary School,and two of her students traveled to the state competition. Truman Hardesty and Jamie Thomas both competed in the gaming category, and Thomas placed fifth in his division. Muldraugh Elementary School STLP students Sierra Karronka, Brandy Hart, Britney House and Jacob Schwartz are supervised by computer lab manager Diane Schwartz. They competed in the showcase division that featured their work regarding
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Internet safety. Stuart Pepper Middle School also took many several students to the state competition, including Brandon Hubbard, Alex Aikin, Rachel Harreld, Hannah Moore, Damian McNimar, Andre Dowell, Carol Davis, Jon Givens and Taylor Daley. They group did a presentation on virtual classrooms and competed in the showcase division. The students’ showcase was called “SPMS Builds an Arc.” The project illustrated how students raised money to purchase a water treatment system for a school in Nairobi. Student Hannah Moore also was chosen to be a “cyber reporter,” and her article will also be published in the “Cyber Gazette.” Business teacher Kelly Holley and English/journalism teacher Shannon Anderson are co-coordinators of STLP at Meade County High School. Several students traveled
to states, including seniors Casey Hubbard and Eric Whelan who competed in the gaming competition. Haley Darnell, Jordan Warford, J.B. Greer and Eric Whelan competed by presenting a showcase of how to design family calendars. Sean Lowe and Michael received second place for their presentation on how to create a school newspaper. “STLP was really fun and I wish I had the opportunity to do it all four years of high school,” Lowe said. “We tried our best at state and even though we got second we were still happy.” Some of the senior STLP students who attended the state competition said the event was a highlight of their last year of school. “It was a memorable experience and I had a really great time,” Hubbard said. “I feel like we represented Meade County well.”
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Students at Brandenburg Primary School were treated to a fun day of bouncing around inside inflatable domes during a special celebration held May 21 at the school. As a reward for the box tops students collected throughout the school year as part of the Box Tops for Education Program, parent volunteers and Box Tops for Education Program coordinator Amanda Powers organized the activity as a pat on the back for students. Last year, students raised over $4,000 through the program. This year’s total hasn’t been tallied yet, though Powers was very pleased with the amount of box tops students accrued this year. Money raised through the program benefits the students and their school by purchasing equipment, books and other supplies.
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ABOVE: First-grader Karen Liu takes a ride down an inflatable slide as her classmates climb up and down. LEFT: Dallas Sizemore jumps up and down inside an inflatable play dome. MIDDLE: Kenneth Wayne, a firstgrader at Brandenburg Primary School, is happy to reach the bottom of a giant slide. THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLO
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Faithful friends deserving of a dignified farewell Boone County business is a funeral parlor for family pets Even a real rat deserves to be treated with dignity and respect at the end of life. Same goes for turtles, hedgehogs, and bunnies. Especially if they were someone’s faithful friend. That’s why Lorie Clary started Faithful Friends Pet Memory Center in Boone County. The native Canadian and husband Brian relocated their family to northern Kentucky about 12 years ago. Brian was in the business of managing funeral homes and now works in the casket industry. “It was his idea to start Faithful Friends,� said Lorie. “He really wanted to open a hockey arena, but that was too expensive,� said the former lab technician. In his line of work, he began noticing a growing market for caskets and crematory items for pets. The couple also became aware of a woman in Indianapolis who operates a free standing pet funeral home. “We hooked up with her and got some ideas for how to go about starting our own business,� she said. Lorie, who grew up on a farm and once had a blind calf for a pet, was also influenced by the loss of two cats to feline
leukemia. “The vet took their little bodies away for disposal and that was that.,� said Clary, noting no other options were available. “That experience helped us to see the need for a place that would offer a loving and respectful end to our faithful friends’ lives,� she said. The center, located in a strip shopping center to the rear of Florence Mall, has served more than 170 families in Northern Kentucky since opening last year. According to a company brochure, for varying fees, pet owners can receive respectful and dignified removal service, private cremation with return of remains, burial arrangements, pet caskets, personalized urns, jewelry, stones and markers, picture/memory frames, remembrance cards, funeral services and visitation, and a certificate of death. Pre-planning is available and encouraged. Cremation options range between $125 and $425. Both choices include pick-up of the pet, fur clipping of the pet’s hair and a clay paw print. The higher price option includes return of remains in a platinum -lined urn, a pet loss package, and woven throw personalized with the pet’s picture. For those choosing to bury their pets, casket prices range from $125 to $365. All caskets are sealed and in-
clude a lined bed. Kentucky residents may bury their pets close to home, but there are laws governing the details. Burials must be a minimum of four feet deep with the body covered with two inches of quicklime and at least three feet of earth. In addition, the site must be more than 100 feet away from any watercourse, sinkhole, well, spring, public highway, residence, or stable. Pet cemeteries are scattered throughout Kentucky. Nearly all require the purchase of a grave site and a casket and also charge for the opening and closing of the grave. Faithful Friends Pet Memory Center can facilitate all the arrangements with the cemetery on behalf of people using their services. Lorie, the lone employee of Faithful Friends, also provides grief support to family members. “I have no formal training in that, but usually people just need someone who will listen. The death of a pet can cause other hurts to resurface in many instances. I just offer a sympathetic ear and a hug if they are receptive to it,� she said. Thus far, services have been provided mainly for cats and dogs with the ratio about 50-50, but Lorie is willing to accept other pets as well. “We’ve had one bunny, a hedgehog, a rat, and even a 20-year-old turtle,� she said. That someone would be grieving over a pet rat may come as a surprise to some
TOP: Lorie Clary, owner of Faithful Friends Pet Memory Center, holds one of the larger urns in her shop. LEFT: Brian and Lorie with their four children and six of their eight pets. Kneeling from left are Adam, Jayden and Matthew. Lynae is flanked by her parents.
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people, but not Lorie. “Our daughter has rat-sat for a friend, so we know they can be sweet and have lots of personality,� she said. Other than the odd assortment of animals, the only other outof-the ordinary circumstance so far has been the occasion when a family had their dog exhumed and brought the remains in for cremation. Lorie, who has four kids, four cats, and four dogs to
tend to at home, says she has “held up pretty well� so far in what can be a stressful occupation. “I do fine until people start telling me stories about their pets. That tears me up,� she said. One such story concerned a family pet who got blamed for carrying socks from bedrooms and piling them up in the living room. Not long after the alleged sock-steal-
ing dog died, the family returned home from an outing one day to discover socks scattered about the living room floor. “Now that one really tore me up,� said Lorie. Columnist Don White has served as editor at several Kentucky newspapers. His Kentucky Traveler features are published throughout the state. Contact him at www.thekytraveler.com.
Men becoming prominent in role of primary caregiver
The room was quiet, ex- be a man. Families may also cept for her labored breath- find themselves separated ing. He stood over her bed, by distance because of emsmoothing covers, ployment or military softly cooing to her. duties, and cannot She opened her eyes Sr. Citizens provide the careNews and smiled lovingly giving their family at her husband, her member requires. caregiver for many Many family careyears. Still the love of givers do not see themselves in the his life, he would do caregiver’s role, everything possible feeling as if they are to keep his wife close required to fulfill and comfortable. the duty of providMore and more, Monica ing care. They are men are finding Ruehling often hesitant to themselves in the role ask for information of a family caregiver, or assistance. Male caring for wives, mothers, domestic partners, caregivers are not different and other family members. from women caregivers in Nearly one in three of the this sense. nation’s estimated 52 milBut male caregivers are lion caregivers are men who different in many other are responsible for provid- ways. Because men usually ing care to others, according have less social connections to the National Long Term during their lives, they are Care Survey. The number often unable to connect with of male caregivers increased others at key times during 50 percent between 1984 the caregiving period of and 1994. their life. Men also rarely With the existing elderly have the outside support population and the increas- from friends for needed reing number of baby boom- spite and help. Male caregivers may also ers aging, the number of the people living longer, the de- have a difficult time asking mand for family caregivers, for help, often demonstratboth male and female, will ing an ingrained “be strong� become even more neces- attitude. Being strong is important in caregiving as sary. There are several key fac- it begins to take a toll on tors contributing to the ris- the caregiver’s own physiing number of male care- cal, mental and emotional givers. Many women are health, but there is a differworking full time in jobs ence in being stubborn or outside the home to help unwilling to ask for help. It support the family’s eco- is important, as a male caregiver, to reach out to offered nomic status. Families are also smaller, caregiver trainings or supwhich means not as many port groups to find the confamily members are avail- nections and aid available. For those men willing to able to help when another member becomes ill or take on the primary careaged. In years past, in larger giver’s role, they often find families, it seemed some- themselves in unfamiliar one, usually a female family territory. The male caregiver member, was available to must take on the responsibilities of scheduling docprovide assistance. Today, with family size tor’s appointments, taking shrinking, sometimes the care of household duties, only available person may advocating for their loved
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one, performing or finding assistance with many intimate personal care needs of their loved one. For the male caregivers who have taken on this role, they are often in it for the long haul. The compassionate, nurturing side of their nature evolves and they find
themselves able to do more than they once thought. As with their female counterparts, male caregivers must be mindful to step back from their caregiving duties and take care of their own health as well. Because male caregivers are less likely to ask for help or admit
feeling the effects of stress, they are more likely to suffer from heart attacks and high blood pressure. All family caregivers, whether male or female, take on incredible responsibilities and duties to give completely to another person. Their efforts and un-
selfish commitments are to be commended and supported. Monica is the Family Caregiver Program Coordinator for the Lincoln Trail Area Agency on Aging. Contact her at (270) 769-2393, 1-800-264-0393 or by e-mail at monica@ltadd.org.
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